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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Who/Whom
Can anyone help with the sentence: "He was followed by a friend, whom also climbed through the window."
Is it who or whom? I realize that it's the relationship of the subject and object, so I'm thinking the subject would be "He" and the the object "friend" which would make it whom?
Is it who or whom? I realize that it's the relationship of the subject and object, so I'm thinking the subject would be "He" and the the object "friend" which would make it whom?
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In clauses like this, the use of who or whom is determined by its function in the clause. Here, it is the subject of the verb climbed, so who is the proper relative pronoun. [ Actually, friend is not the object of the verb of the first clause; it is the object of the preposition by.
- In clauses like this, the use of who or whom is determined by its function in the clause.
- Here, it is the subject of the verb climbed, so who is the proper relative pronoun.
- [ Actually, friend is not the object of the verb of the first clause; it is the object of the preposition by.
- A passive voice verb has no object.
- ]
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In clauses like this, the use of who or whom is determined by its function in the clause. Here, it is the subject of the verb climbed, so who is the proper relative pronoun. [ Actually, friend is not the object of the verb of the first clause; it is the object of the preposition by. A passive voice verb has no object. ]
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