The clerk will wait on the person _______ is next.
A. who (my answer)
B. whom
C. whoever
D. whomever
The pronoun you need is the subject of the verb "is."
Which of those pronouns is a subject pronoun?
whom
it is D
oh yeah its probably whom, sorry I never noticed that
You're both wrong.
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i don't get it .it's whoever ??
http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/who_whom.html
SO its : the clerk will wait on who is next.
That's correct. The clerk will wait on who is next.
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the grammar rule for using "who" and "whom" in a sentence.
In this case, we are looking for the pronoun that functions as the subject of the verb "is" in the phrase "is next."
The correct answer is (A) "who."
The pronoun "who" is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause. In this sentence, "who" refers to the person who is next in line.
To check this, you can rephrase the sentence as "The clerk will wait on the person who is next." In this sentence, "who" is the subject of the verb "is."
The other options, "whom," "whoever," and "whomever," are not correct in this sentence because they do not function as a subject. "Whom" is used as the object of a verb or preposition, "whoever" is used as a subject, and "whomever" is used as an object.