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.
who, whom
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.
who
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.
whom, who
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The correct pronoun for each pair is as follows:
1. Women (who, whom) raise families do as much work at home as at their jobs.
Correct pronoun: whom
To determine the correct pronoun, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "Whom raise families do as much work at home as at their jobs." Since "whom" is the object of the relative clause "who raise families," it is the correct pronoun.
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.
Correct pronoun: who
To determine the correct pronoun, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "Women who cook dinner, clean the house, check the children's homework, read to them, and put them to bed." Since "who" is the subject of the relative clause "who cook dinner, clean the house, check the children's homework, read to them, and put them to bed," it is the correct pronoun.
3. Nevertheless, self-esteem runs high, some researchers have found, in many women (who, whom) families depend for both wage-earning and child-rearing.
Correct pronoun: whom
To determine the correct pronoun, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "Nevertheless, self-esteem runs high in many women on whom families depend for both wage-earning and child-rearing." Since "whom" is the object of the preposition "on" and the relative clause "families depend," it is the correct pronoun.
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.
Correct pronouns: who, whom
To determine the correct pronouns, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "Compared with women who pursue careers but have no children, those who handle a double shift experience less anxiety and depression, according to the research." Since "who" is the subject of the relative clause "who pursue careers but have no children," and "whom" is the object of the relative clause "those handle a double shift," they are the correct pronouns.
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.
Correct pronoun: who
To determine the correct pronoun, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "Perhaps the reason for this finding is that those for whom the extra paycheck helps pay the bills feel pride and accomplishment when they rise to the challenge." Since "who" is the subject of the relative clause "the extra paycheck helps pay the bills," it is the correct pronoun.
6. However, other studies note that women (who, whom) have both jobs and children experience tremendous stress.
Correct pronoun: who
To determine the correct pronoun, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "However, other studies note that women who have both jobs and children experience tremendous stress." Since "who" is the subject of the relative clause "who have both jobs and children," it is the correct pronoun.
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.
Correct pronouns: whom, who
To determine the correct pronouns, you can rephrase the sentence. In this case, you can rephrase it as "Those who feel unable both to support and to nurture their children despite their maximum efforts are the women for whom the dual responsibility is an almost unbearable burden." Since "whom" is the object of the preposition "for" and the relative clause "the dual responsibility is," and "who" is the subject of the relative clause "who feel unable both to support and to nurture their children," they are the correct pronouns.