whomwho Use whom if to or with is used immediately before the subject OR Use whom if you are replacing him her or them 1 Use whom if with used immediately before the subject ID: 477879
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2
Adjective Clause 3
whom/who
Use
whom
if
to, from,
or
with
is used immediately before the subject
.
OR
Use
whom
if you are replacing
him,
her
, or
them
.
Usually,
whom is
followed by a noun
.Slide2
1
Use “whom” if “with” used immediately before the subject.
Weak sentence
They’re
meeting their
friends. They
camped
with
their friends
.
[
Whom or no introductory word
]
Best sentence
They’re
meeting their friends
with
whom
they
camped
They’re
meeting their friends
[whom]
they
camp
with.
They’re
meeting their friends they camp
with
.Slide3
2
Use “whom” if you are replacing him, her,
they, or
them.
Weak sentence
1. He
is a leader,
and the people trust him
.
Best sentence
He is a leader
whom the people trust.
He is a leader
[whom]
the people trust.
He is a leader
the
people trust.Slide4
3
2. This
is the clerk
, and the customers ask him for help.Slide5
4
2. This is the clerk
whom customers ask for help.
This is the clerk
customers ask for help.Slide6
6
4.The
girl was not at work
, and Betty knew the girl from school.
5.The
girl was not at work
, and Betty knew her sister
from
school
.
6.Dorothy
Parker was a writer
, and I always enjoyed this writer.
7.Dorothy
Parker was a writer
, and I always enjoyed this writer’s stories.Slide7
8
4. The girl
whom Betty knew from school
was not at work.
The girl
Betty knew from school
was not at work.Slide8
8
6.Dorothy Parker was a writer
, and I always enjoyed this writer.Slide9
7
6. Dorothy Parker was a writer
whom I always enjoyed
.
Dorothy Parker was a writer
I always enjoyed.Slide10
Who/Whom
We were proud of the students
who made
the daring rescue.
The owners for
whom the reception
was given were present.
Buyers
who invest
in fast horses sometimes enjoy profits.
The man for
whom we
are waiting is Nancy’s father.
She is the one
who asked
for another helping of the fruit salad.Slide11
Who/verb
whom/noun or pronoun
1. Was it Richard the Lion-hearted __tried to block the signing of the Magna Carta?
2. Benjamin Franklin, to ____ we will always be grateful, is credited with discovering electricity.
3. Nancy had yet to find out ___ her roommate would be.
4. Was Henry Ford the man ___ designed the ill-fated
Edsel
?
5. The economist __ he consulted gave him expert advice.Slide12
Who/verb
whom/noun or pronoun
1. Was it Richard the Lion-hearted
who tried
to block the signing of the Magna
Carta
?
2. Benjamin Franklin, to
whom we
will always be grateful, is credited with discovering electricity.
3. Nancy had yet to find out
whom her
roommate would be.
4. Was Henry Ford the man
who designed
the ill-fated
Edsel
?
5. The economist
whom he
consulted gave him expert advice.