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à 7.7èWho or Whom?
ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the ones that
use the correct form of who or whom.
âS:
#êêêè ╗Who did you salute?
#êêêè ╕I was in love with whom?
#êêêè ╕Who was the general?
#êêêè ╕I admire who you are.
#éS ╖Who ╗is a subject pronoun, that is, it can be used as a sub-
#ject or a predicate noun.ïIn ╖Who is the stranger? who ╗is used instead
#of ╖whom ╗because the sentence requires a subject pronoun after the verb
#form ╖is╗.ï╖Whom ╗is never a subject pronoun, but ╖who╗ always is.ïIn
#╖I respected who you were, who ╗is used instead of ╖whom ╗because the
#noun clause requires a predicate noun for the linking verb form ╖were.
#╖You ╗is the subject; ╖who ╗is the predicate noun.ïNote that ╖whom╗ is
#never used as a predicate noun. ╖Whoever ╗functions the same way as ╖who
#does.ï╖Whom ╗functions as a direct object of the preposition.ïIn ╖Whom
#╖have you accosted? ╗the subject is ╖you╗, the verb phrase is ╖have
#╖accosted╗, and ╖whom ╗is the direct object of the action verb ╖accosted
#╖Who ╗should not be used in this context because ╖who ╗never functions
#as a direct object.ïIn ╖To whom did I supply the wood? ╗whom is used
#as the object of the preposition ╖to╗.ïNever can ╖who ╗function as an
#object of the preposition.ï╖Whomever ╗functions the same way as ╖whom ╗
does.
 1.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses who
or whom?

A)ïConfiscate the indecent books from whomever refuses to turn them in.
B)ïWho have you introduced to Sir Philip?
C)ïI recognize whom you have ousted from your staff.
D)ïå
#üèIn ╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢I recognize whom you have ousted from your staff,
#╢whom ╗in the direct object noun clause is correctly used.ïIt is the
#direct object of the action verb ╢ousted╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖whom-
#╖ever ╗is incorrectly used in the object of the preposition noun clause.
#What is needed is ╖whoever╗, a subject pronoun, to go with the verb form
#╖refuses.ï╗In the remaining sentence, ╖whom╗ should replace ╖who ╗be-
cause an object pronoun is needed to be the direct object of the verb
#form ╖introduced.
Ç C
 2.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses who
or whom?

#A)ï╗I am playing tennis with whoever has the worst form.
B)ïWho are you looking at?
C)ïGive whoever I choose a free cruise to the Bahamas.
D)ïå
#üèIn ╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢I am playing tennis with whoever has the worst
#╢form,╗ the subject pronoun ╢whoever ╗in the object of the preposition
#noun clause is correctly used as the subject of the verb form ╖╢has.╗
In another sentence, an object pronoun is needed to be the object of
#the preposition ╖at╗.ïThus, ╖who, ╗a subject pronoun, must be re-
#╖╗placed by ╖whom, ╗an object pronoun.ïIn the remaining sentence, an
#object pronoun is needed to be the direct object of the verb ╖choose ╗
#in the indirect object noun clause.ïTherefore, ╖whomever ╗should re-
#place ╖whoever╗.
Ç A
 3.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses who
or whom?

#A)ï╗Whom has been a hostile witness at the trial?
B)ïI know who you once married at the Indian reservation.
C)ïI am who I am.
D)ïå
#üèIn ╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢╢I am who I am, who ╗is used correctly.ï╢Who ╗is
#╢a ╗subject ╗pronoun ╢╗used as a predicate noun referring to the subject
#╢I ╗in the predicate noun clause ╢who I am.ï╗Instead of following the
#linking verb ╢am╗, ╢who ╗is placed in front of ╢I ╗to introduce the noun
#clause.ïIn another sentence, ╖whom ╗should be changed to ╖who ╗because
#a subject pronoun is required to be the subject of the verb phrase ╖has
#╖been.ï╗In the remaining sentence, an object pronoun should be the
#direct object of the verb form ╖married╗ in the direct object noun
#clause coming after the main verb ╖know╗.ïAccordingly, change ╖who ╗to
#╖whom.
Ç C