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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Who vs whom
Unfortunately, the person (who, whom) Frank believed
was his new secretary proved to be the efficiency
expert hired to evaluate his grammar.
The author chose "who," but I thought you use "who" to refer to the subject of the sentence (Frank), and "whom" for the object (secretary). I thought the answer was "whom" because we are talking about the object. Please help. Thanks.
was his new secretary proved to be the efficiency
expert hired to evaluate his grammar.
The author chose "who," but I thought you use "who" to refer to the subject of the sentence (Frank), and "whom" for the object (secretary). I thought the answer was "whom" because we are talking about the object. Please help. Thanks.
Top answer
No, who is the subject. 'Frank believed' is a parenthetical comment clause: the person who (Frank believed) was his new secretary proved to be the efficiency expert hired to evaluate his grammar.
- No, who is the subject.
- 'Frank believed' is a parenthetical comment clause: the person who (Frank believed) was his new secretary proved to be the efficiency expert hired to evaluate his grammar.
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No, who is the subject. 'Frank believed' is a parenthetical comment clause:
the person who (Frank believed) was his new secretary proved to be the efficiency expert hired to evaluate his grammar.
the person who (Frank believed) was his new secretary proved to be the efficiency expert hired to evaluate his grammar.
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