Saturday, February 9, 2013

"Who-Whom?" 2


       Here are some more sample sentences.  It helps to remember, that the letter "m" connects "him," and "whom" (and "them" when plural is needed)  as objects.

       (Who, whom) shall I take to the movie?
(Change word order to ordinary sentence, not a question.  Replace with "he," "him."  So?)

       To (who, whom) do I owe the honor of this visit?
(Temporarily change word order again.  Substitute "she," "her."  Which fits?  Therefore?)

       I don't know (who, whom) wants to lead the group.
(Starting in mid-sentence, try "he," "him."  Which sounds right?  So ?)

       I don't know (who, whom) the teacher wants to lead the group.
(Start mid-sentence.  Change word order to put "she," "her" with verb "wants."  Now which sounds right?  Voila, you have it.)        
              

1 comment:

  1. AS a somewhat challenged who,whose,them, they writer, i thank you for these helpful tips.

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