1. (Who, Whom) wrote this poem about Knoxville, Tennessee?
2. Has anyone told told Maya or (she, her) about the opera?
3 .The coach was happy with (we, us) runners.
4. (Who, whom) should I thank for the tickets?
5. Mr. Yu helped (we, us) students in the library.
6. (Who, Whom) will you march next to in the parade?
1.Who
2.her
3.us
4.Who
5.us
6.Who
With number 4, the person you are thanking is NOT doing the thanking.
If I go up to you and say, "thank you," are you thanking me or am I thanking you?
Number 6, the verb is "march." You are marching.
Both are whom.
Ooops! I answered too quickly. You're right, Matt.
1. To determine whether to use "Who" or "Whom" in a sentence, you can rephrase the sentence into a question. In this case, "Who wrote this poem about Knoxville, Tennessee?" is the correct phrasing because "Who" is the subject of the sentence, not the object. You would use "Whom" if it were the object of a verb or preposition.
2. In this case, you would use "her." The sentence could be rephrased as "Has anyone told Maya about the opera or has anyone told her about the opera?" Here, "her" is the object of the verb "told."
3. The correct pronoun to use is "us." The sentence could be rephrased as "The coach was happy with us, the runners." In this case, "us" is the object of the verb "was happy with."
4. The correct pronoun to use is "Whom." The sentence could be rephrased as "Whom should I thank for the tickets?" Here, "Whom" is the object of the verb "thank."
5. The correct pronoun to use is "us." The sentence could be rephrased as "Mr. Yu helped us, the students, in the library." In this case, "us" is the object of the verb "helped."
6. The correct pronoun to use is "Whom." The sentence could be rephrased as "Whom will you march next to in the parade?" Here, "Whom" is the object of the verb "march next to."