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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Who vs. Whom (correct usage)
I cannot figure out the correct usage for who/whom in the following sentence:
"I do appreciate your help in finding other colleagues who/whom are available to participate during your absence."
"I do appreciate your help in finding other colleagues who/whom are available to participate during your absence."
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" "who are available" is a clause, and "who" is its subject. This is a frequent source of error. You may be thinking that "whom" is the direct object of "finding," but it's not.
- " "who are available" is a clause, and "who" is its subject.
- This is a frequent source of error.
- You may be thinking that "whom" is the direct object of "finding," but it's not.
- Even if it were, the function of the relative pronoun as subject of the relative clause takes precedence over the clause as a whole being an object.
- Subjective case ( who ) must be used.
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Use "who."
"who are available" is a clause, and "who" is its subject.
This is a frequent source of error. You may be thinking that "whom" is the direct object of "finding," but it's not.
Even if it were, the function of the relative pronoun as subject of the relative clause takes precedence over the clause as a whole being an object. Subjective case (who) must be us
"who are available" is a clause, and "who" is its subject.
This is a frequent source of error. You may be thinking that "whom" is the direct object of "finding," but it's not.
Even if it were, the function of the relative pronoun as subject of the relative clause takes precedence over the clause as a whole being an object. Subjective case (who) must be us
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