Monday, April 27, 2009
I Never Knew This
Copied from Grammar Book . c o m:
Who vs. Whom
Rule:
Who vs. Whom
Rule:
| Rule. | Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct. he = who him = whom | |
| Examples: | Who/Whom wrote the letter? He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct. | |
| For who/whom should I vote? Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct. | ||
| We all know who/whom pulled that prank. This sentence contains two clauses: We all know and who/whom pulled that prank. We are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. He pulled that prank. Therefore, who is correct. (Are you starting to sound like a hooting owl yet?) | ||
| We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled. This sentence contains two clauses: We want to know and the prank was pulled on who/whom. Again, we are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. The prank was pulled on him. Therefore, whom is correct. | ||
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My name is Jack, and there is no meaning to the post other than it's a grammatical rule that I never knew until recently, and it fascinates me.
Let me put it this way: I've had good success with the appropriate use of "whom" based on what I guess you'd call literary intuition. But I never knew the actual grammatical rule(s) for it's use.
(and that "it's" is a joke)
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(and that "it's" is a joke)
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