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Babycarrots Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Who vs whom
Please tell me why this sentence is correct: Alcohol and tobacco are harmful to whoever consumes them. I thought that if the pronoun is a direct object then the objective case is used. However, it is appropriate to use the nominative case when the pronoun is the subject of a subordinate clause, right? Please explain.
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Whoever is here used as the subject of the clause whoever consumes them. For a number of detailed discussions, type who/whom in the search bar at the top right of your screen. S.
- Whoever is here used as the subject of the clause whoever consumes them.
- For a number of detailed discussions, type who/whom in the search bar at the top right of your screen.
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Whoever is here used as the subject of the clause whoever consumes them.
For a number of detailed discussions, type who/whom in the search bar at the top right of your screen.
P.S. Welcome to the forums!
For a number of detailed discussions, type who/whom in the search bar at the top right of your screen.
P.S. Welcome to the forums!
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Welcome Babycarrots (a very healthy choice!)
The clause "whoever consumes them" is the object of the preposition "to". The case of a relative pronoun is dictated by its position in the subordinate clause, not in the surrounding clause.
Cheers,
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The clause "whoever consumes them" is the object of the preposition "to". The case of a relative pronoun is dictated by its position in the subordinate clause, not in the surrounding clause.
Cheers,
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Hello Philip and Alphecca,
I had one question please?
Would you use who or whom?
1 I know who's going to get married to who(m) on the show.
Thank you
I had one question please?
Would you use who or whom?
1 I know who's going to get married to who(m) on the show.
Thank you
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I know who [subject of...] is going to get married to whom [object of preposition to...not a relative clause] on the show.
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Thank you, but I'm having trouble,
how would you say this?
"the brother whom/who I dislike the most is him"?
he only person whom/who has bought me a gift but whom/who I didn't buy a gift for is she/her.
how would you say this?
"the brother whom/who I dislike the most is him"?
he only person whom/who has bought me a gift but whom/who I didn't buy a gift for is she/her.
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