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Tip for knowing when to use
Who or Whom |
Like whom, the pronoun him ends with m. When you're trying to decide whether to use who or whom, ask yourself if the answer to the question would be he or him.That's the trick: if you can answer the question being asked with him, then use whom, and it's easy to remember because they both end with m.
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What is a nominative pronoun?
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It is a pronoun that acts as either the subject or
the predicate nominative of a sentence. |
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List the nominative pronouns.
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I, we, you, he, she, it, they, and who
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Test for knowing if a word is predicate nominative.
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Does it follow a linking (non-action) verb?
Does it refer back to the subject? The cellist is she. (she=cellist) |
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(Who/Whom) are you calling?
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Whom
Think "You are calling whom?" -- direct object |
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Suddenly, the squirrel ran in front of Skipper and (us/we).
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us
-- object of the preposition of us |
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Take Bennett and (they/them) to school.
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them
(You) take Bennett and them to school. -- indirect object |
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Will my sister and (her/she) go to the movie?
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she
think "My sister and she will go to the movie." -- subject |
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Has (he/him) found the permission slip for the field trip yet?
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he
think "He has found the permission slip..." -- subject |
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I had to type John's paper because (he/him) doesn't know how to type yet.
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he
-- subject of the subordinate clause * remember 'because' is a subordinating conjunction |
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Would Hannah lend (us/we) her art supplies?
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us
--indirect object |
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Coach Johnson was such an influence on the students of our school that the new gymnasium is named after (he/him).
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him
--object of the preposition (after) |
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The concert master should be (he/him).
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he
-- predicate nominative he = concert master |
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Barrack Obama, (who/whom) won the last presidential election, is the first black president of the United States.
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who
-- it is the subject of the subordinate clause "who won the last presidential election" |
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(Us/We) orchestra members practice several hours per week.
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We
-- appositive: takes same case as the word to which it refers members is the subject so you need the nominative case for the appositive |
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The lady collecting tickets is (her/she).
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she
-- predicate nominative lady = she |
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What is an objective pronoun?
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a personal pronoun that is used typically as a grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
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List the objective pronouns.
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me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom.
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