Here's what legendary Kansas editing professor John Bremner has to say about who and whom:"The objective case of who is whom. The usage is tricky, however, when the pronoun looks as if it should be objective but isn’t. This, for example, is wrong: He knows a girl whom he thinks will go. Whom should be who, the subject of will go, not the object of thinks.
"When in doubt, substitute a personal pronoun for the relative pronoun. You wouldn’t say, He thinks her will go.
"This, too, is wrong: Give it to whomever wants it. Whomever should be whoever, the subject of wants, not the object of to. The object of to is the whole clause, whoever wants it. The principle is that pronouns agree with their antecedents in person, number and gender, but take their case from the clause in which they stand.”
-- From Words on Words
Now answer the following:
Hint: Is the pronoun you want a subject (who) or an object (whom) of the italicized clause?
1. The woman (who, whom) rented the room left the window open.
2. (Who, Whom) do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about (who, whom) owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide (who, whom) he invited.
5. (Who, Whom) did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey (who, whom) the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to (whoever, whomever) arrives first.
20 comments:
1. The woman (she) who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see? (Do you wish to see her/him/them?)
3. After the game of craps, Nathan was confused about who owed him money. (he/she/it owed Nathan Money)
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited. (Nathan invited her/him/them)
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee? (The mayor named her/him/them to her campaign committee)
6. The jockey, who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race, was cleared today by the Racing Commission. (He was cleared today)
7. Give the ticket to whomever arrives first. (Give the ticket to him/her/them)
Um...I can't delete my duplicate comments, so you get to read them twice, I guess. Yay. :)
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Who did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who, the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race, was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
Yay, away we go...
1.)The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2.)Whom do you wish to see?
3.)After the game of craps, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4.)Nathan wouldn't tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5.)Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6.)The jockey, who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race, was cleared by the Racing Commission.
7.)Give the ticket to whomever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn't tell Miss Adelaide who he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the craps game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the game of craps, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn't tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey, who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race, was cleard today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whomever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn't tell Miss Adelaide who he invited.
5. Who did the mayor name to her campaign committe?
6. The jockey whom the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whomever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the craps game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn't tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who the Thouroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared to day by the Racing Commission.
7.Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
1. The woman (who) rented the room left the window open.
2. (Whom) do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about (who) owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide (whom) he invited.
5. (Whom) did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey (who) the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to (whomever) arrives first.
1. who
2. Whom
3. who
4. whom
5. Whom
6. who
7. whomever
1. The woman (who) rented the room left the window open.
2. (Whom) do you wish to see?
3. After the crap game, Nathan was confused about (who) owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn’t tell Miss Adelaide (whom) he invited.
5. (Whom) did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey (who) the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to (whomever) arrives first.
1. who (she)
2. whom (him)
3. who (he)
4. whom (her)
5. whom (her)
6. who (he)
7. whoever (she)
1. The woman who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. After the game of craps, Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn't tll Miss Adelaide whom he invited.
5. Whom did the mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey, who the Thoroughbred Association said had thrown the race, was cleared today by the Racing Commission.
7. Give the ticket to whoever arrives first.
1. the women who rented the room left the window open.
2. Whom do you wish to see?
3. Nathan was confused about who owed him money.
4. Nathan wouldn't tell miss adelaide whome he invited.
5. Whom did they mayor name to her campaign committee?
6. The jockey who the thourougbred association siad had thrown the raice, was cleared today by the Racing Commissoin.
7. give the ticked to whomever arrives first.
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