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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Who vs. whom
Hi,
I understand the logic behind the use of who (subject of the sentence) and whom (object of the sentence).
I'm also familiar with the so called "him" test/trick http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/who-versus-whom.aspx
Nevertheless, I'm often uncertain when to use which.
For example,
1. If you are interested in the subject, I could recommend a book written by my colleague X, who is also consultant at…
2. If you are interested in the subject, I could recommend a book written by my colleague X, whom is also consultant at…
I think 1 would be the correct version, but then again the colleague X is the object of the sentence so it should be 2.
Then again 2 sounds so awfully odd to me.
I’m really confused!
Can you please help?
I understand the logic behind the use of who (subject of the sentence) and whom (object of the sentence).
I'm also familiar with the so called "him" test/trick http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/who-versus-whom.aspx
Nevertheless, I'm often uncertain when to use which.
For example,
1. If you are interested in the subject, I could recommend a book written by my colleague X, who is also consultant at…
2. If you are interested in the subject, I could recommend a book written by my colleague X, whom is also consultant at…
I think 1 would be the correct version, but then again the colleague X is the object of the sentence so it should be 2.
Then again 2 sounds so awfully odd to me.
I’m really confused!
Can you please help?
Top answer
#1 is correct. 'Who' is the subject of the following verb 'is'. The dependent clause always takes precedence: I will give the book to whoever wants it.
- #1 is correct.
- 'Who' is the subject of the following verb 'is'.
- The dependent clause always takes precedence: I will give the book to whoever wants it.
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#1 is correct. 'Who' is the subject of the following verb 'is'. The dependent clause always takes precedence:
I will give the book to whoever wants it.
I will give the book to whoever wants it.
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