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WHO OR WHOM “WHO” DOES SOMETHING IT IS A SUBJECT SUBSTITUTE THE WORD “HE” OR “SHE” TO HELP DETERMINE THE CORRECT PRONOUN
WHO OR WHOM WHOM HAS SOMETHING DONE TO IT IT IS AN OBJECT DIRECT OBJECT – SUB/VERB/ WHAT? INDIRECT OBJECT – SUB/VERB/ TO WHOM? OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION SUBSTITUTE “HIM” OR “HER”
WHO OR WHOM WHO DOES IT TO (AT, BY, FOR, FROM, IN, TOWARD, UPON, WITH, ETC) WHOM. PREPOSITIONS FREQUENTLY COME BEFORE WHOM
HOW TO “DETECT” THE CORRECT PRONOUN SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY: STRIP THE CLAUSE TO ITS BASIC SUBJECT, VERB, AND OBJECT MOVE THE WORD MENTALLY
PRACTICE Writer Vince Rause, (who/whom) is afraid of roller coasters, decided to ride them and write about his experiences. Who
PRACTICE Rause told (whoever,whomever) would listen that he had shunned roller coasters since he was nine years old. Whoever The writer undertook the challenge for his baby daughter, (who/whom), he fears, will someday want to ride coasters with her father. Who
PRACTICE (Whoever/Whomever) has ridden a roller coaster recently can recall its speed, twists, and upside-down thrills. Whoever It was one of those friends (who/whom) told Rause to hold his arms over his head during his first ride. Who
PRACTICE Rause, for (who/whom) the ride’s start was sheer torture, could only scream in terror. Whom During the ride, however, he found that he loved the sensation of weightlessly hurtling through the air—as those (who,whom) he bored with his new coaster stories will confirm.
PRACTICE (Who/Whom) would have thought that Rause would discover that he actually enjoys riding roller coasters? Who (Whoever/Whomever) thinks that people can’t overcome their fears should talk to Vince Rause. Whoever