Underline who or whom to complete each sentence correctly.
1.(Who, Whom) is your favorite athlete?
Underline Who
2. I disagree with Alan, (who, whom) likes basketball players
Answer: Not Sure
3. About (who, whom) is that article written?
Answer: Not Sure
4. (Who, Whom) did you choose?
Underline Who
5. I chose Tiger Woods, a golfer for (who, whom) I have great respect.
Underline whom
6. Have you heard of Arthur Ashe, a tennis player (who, whom) died of cancer?
Underline who
7. He was a tennis champion (who, whom) the public greatly admired for his style.
Underline whom
8. (Who,Whom) said that gymnastics is easy?
Underline Who
9. No one (who, whom) has studied gymnastics would say that.
Answer: Not Sure
10. Harry, (who, whom) I have coached for three years, shows promise.
Underline whom
11. To (who, whom) shall we give the "Most Improved" award?
Underline whom
Please double check the answers and assist me with the ones that I am not to sure about.
Thank you
1. yes
5. yes
6. yes
7. yes
8. yes
10. yes
11. yes
See your other post to re-think the incorrect ones above.
Thank you for checking these.
2. Underline whom
3. Underline whom
4. Underline Who
9. Underline who
Can you please check the above answers
4 is incorrect; the rest are fine!
(Who, Whom) did you choose?
The subject of this is "you" and the verb is "did choose." Remember that English questions almost always include rearranged word order: You did choose whom? <~~regular English word order (which sounds terrible, right?)
Whom did you choose? <~~rearranged word order for an interrogative sentence
1. (Who, Whom) is your favorite athlete?
Answer: Underline "Who".
2. I disagree with Alan, (who, whom) likes basketball players.
Answer: Underline "who".
3. About (who, whom) is that article written?
Answer: Underline "whom". (The article is written about someone, so "whom" is correct.)
4. (Who, Whom) did you choose?
Answer: Underline "Who".
5. I chose Tiger Woods, a golfer (who, whom) I have great respect (for).
Answer: Underline "whom". (You have respect for him.)
6. Have you heard of Arthur Ashe, a tennis player (who, whom) died of cancer?
Answer: Underline "who". (He is the one who died of cancer.)
7. He was a tennis champion (who, whom) the public greatly admired for his style.
Answer: Underline "whom". (The public greatly admired him.)
8. (Who, Whom) said that gymnastics is easy?
Answer: Underline "Who".
9. No one (who, whom) has studied gymnastics would say that.
Answer: Underline "who". (No one has studied gymnastics.)
10. Harry, (who, whom) I have coached for three years, shows promise.
Answer: Underline "whom". (You have coached him for three years.)
11. To (who, whom) shall we give the "Most Improved" award?
Answer: Underline "whom". (We will give the award to him.)
Please note that the answers may vary depending on the context and intended meaning of the sentence.