Underline the correct pronoun of each pair in parentheses.
1. Women (who, whom) raise families do as much work at home as at their jobs.
Whom
2. In North America society, it is still mainly women (who, whom) cook dinner, clean the house, check the children’s homework, read to them, and put them to bed.
Who
3. Nevertheless, self-esteem runs high, some researchers have found, in many women on (who, whom) families depend for both wage earning and child rearing.
Whom
4. Compared with women (who, whom) pursue careers but have no children, those (who, whom) handle a double shift experience less anxiety and depression, according to the research.
Whom, Who
5. Perhaps the reason for this finding is that those for (who, whom) the extra paycheck helps pay the bills feel pride and accomplishment when they rise to the challenge.
Who
6. However, other studies note that women (who, whom) have both jobs and children experience tremendous stress.
Whom
7. Those (who, whom) feel unable both to support and to nurture their children despite their maximum efforts are the women for (who, whom) the dual responsibility is an almost unbearable burden.
Who, Whom
Who is used as a subject.
Whom is used as an object.
Check the noun that these words refer to, in order to decide which to use.
Correct answers:
1. Women (who, whom) raise families do as much work at home as at their jobs.
Answer: Who
Explanation: In this sentence, "who" is the correct pronoun because it is the subject of the verb "raise."
2. In North American society, it is still mainly women (who, whom) cook dinner, clean the house, check the children’s homework, read to them, and put them to bed.
Answer: Who
Explanation: In this sentence, "who" is the correct pronoun because it is the subject of the verb "cook."
3. Nevertheless, self-esteem runs high, some researchers have found, in many women on (who, whom) families depend for both wage earning and child rearing.
Answer: Whom
Explanation: In this sentence, "whom" is the correct pronoun because it is the object of the preposition "on." The families depend on the women, not the other way around.
4. Compared with women (who, whom) pursue careers but have no children, those (who, whom) handle a double shift experience less anxiety and depression, according to the research.
Answer: Whom, Who
Explanation: In the first part of the sentence, "whom" is the correct pronoun because it is the object of the verb "pursue." In the second part of the sentence, "who" is the correct pronoun because it is the subject of the verb "handle."
5. Perhaps the reason for this finding is that those for (who, whom) the extra paycheck helps pay the bills feel pride and accomplishment when they rise to the challenge.
Answer: Who
Explanation: In this sentence, "who" is the correct pronoun because it is the subject of the verb "helps."
6. However, other studies note that women (who, whom) have both jobs and children experience tremendous stress.
Answer: Whom
Explanation: In this sentence, "whom" is the correct pronoun because it is the object of the verb "have." The women have both jobs and children.
7. Those (who, whom) feel unable both to support and to nurture their children despite their maximum efforts are the women for (who, whom) the dual responsibility is an almost unbearable burden.
Answer: Who, Whom
Explanation: In the first part of the sentence, "who" is the correct pronoun because it is the subject of the verb "feel." In the second part of the sentence, "whom" is the correct pronoun because it is the object of the preposition "for." The women are the ones whom the dual responsibility burdens.