Friday, February 8, 2013
"Who-Whom"--Have fun
This is an attempt to answer my wife Connie's request to deal with the "who-whom" dilemma:
"Who" is subject; "whom" is object. So if you can substitute "he" or "she" for the questionable word and it sounds right to you, the proper word is "who." If you can substitute "him" or "her" for the doubtful word and it sounds right, the proper choice is "whom." Also, shifting the word order temporarily to put the dilemma word closer to the preposition or verb it belongs with will help in deciding too.
SAMPLES
(Who, whom) wants to take a walk with me?
(Substitute "he," then "him." Got an answer? You're right.)
(Who, whom) do you want to take a walk with?
(you do want to take a walk with (who, whom). Substitute "she," "her." Got it? Right.
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what an excellent example!
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