Using who/whom whoever/whomever
At red lights, my friend tries to race
whoever pulls up beside him.
Susan, who was in an ugly mood, pushed past a Girl Scout trying to sell cookies.
Noel, whom I've known since middle school, has decided to trade in his ancient Honda.
You should try to impress whoever has a fat wallet.
The Johnsons, who everyone in the neighborhood hates, let their noisy dogs bark all night.
4 answers
All are correct.
my friend tries to race whom?
Bad Susan, very bad Susan. Be nice to Girl Scouts, they are trying to make the world a better place. I don't see a question here..
Noel, you are the subject of the sentence, therefore, the nomatative phrase following is a modifier of the subject, so it is in the subject category, who I have a known, is correct here.
you should try to impress whom..?
whom/whoever has a fat wallet is the object of impress... IMPRESS whom?
the phrase is same category as as Noel's phrase.
Bad Susan, very bad Susan. Be nice to Girl Scouts, they are trying to make the world a better place. I don't see a question here..
Noel, you are the subject of the sentence, therefore, the nomatative phrase following is a modifier of the subject, so it is in the subject category, who I have a known, is correct here.
you should try to impress whom..?
whom/whoever has a fat wallet is the object of impress... IMPRESS whom?
the phrase is same category as as Noel's phrase.
Ms Sue is right. Your answers are correct.
The Johnsons, who everyone in the neighborhood hates, let their noisy dogs bark all night.
this is not correct!
Everyone hates them.
Them = him = Whom
Instead, it should be:
The Johnsons, whom everyone in the neighborhood hates, let their noisy dogs bark all night.
this is not correct!
Everyone hates them.
Them = him = Whom
Instead, it should be:
The Johnsons, whom everyone in the neighborhood hates, let their noisy dogs bark all night.
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