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1. Select who, whom, or whose from the dropdown list to complete each question word
Choosing between who and whom can be challenging. A popular trick for deciding whether to use who or whom is to replace the word in question with he or him (or she or her for gendered examples). If he or she fits, then who is the right choice. If him or her fits, then you should use whom. In spoken English, people rarely use 'Whom'.
For example:
- [Who/Whom] do you admire? — "Do you admire him?" (not "Do you admire he?") → so, whom is correct.
- [Who/Whom] makes the decisions? — "He makes the decisions." (not "Him makes the decisions.") → so, who is correct.
If the first trick doesn’t work for you, try this method:
- Identify all the verbs in the sentence.
- Determine which subject goes with each verb.
- If who or whom functions as a subject (the one performing the action), use who.
- If who or whom serves as an object (the one receiving the action), use whom.
Example:
Consider this sentence: Who will drive the car, and to whom should I hand the keys?
- The verbs are drive and hand.
- The subjects are who and I.
- Since who is the subject in the first clause (performing the action of driving), who is correct.
- In the second clause, whom is correct because it is receiving the keys, with I as the subject.
2. Choose the correct question word to complete each sentence
3. Write the correct question word to complete each sentence
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