<p>These are error ID questions but I dun know how to underline on CC so bear w/ me guys</p>
<p>Question One:
Mr. Jone's decision to retire came as a shock to all who respected his ability. No error</p>
<p>answer: no error.<br>
Why is the "who" not "whom"
Like I guess u could argue it's "who" b/c it is the subject since "who respected"
But you can also say that it's "whom" b/c it is the object since the decision came as a "shock to the people" so people are receiving the action. </p>
<p>Who/Whom confuses me.. sometimes I can't tell what is the subject or object in a sentence. </p>
<p>Another Question about who/whom:</p>
<p>He was the author whom I believed was most likely to receive the coveted award. No Error. </p>
<p>The answer: "whom" should be "who"
but..why??</p>
<p>These can be tricky. The grammatically correct explanation is that "who" is a subject pronoun, (in the subjective case) and "whom" is the object pronoun (objective case).</p>
<p>In the first example, "who" is the subject of the verb "respected", even though the entire clause is modifying the pronoun "all", which is the real object of the preposition "to". The clause describes which "all" it's talking about.</p>
<p>The second example is a little trickier. "who" should be the subject of "was most likely", not the object of "I believed".</p>
<p>The little trick I use is to replace the "who" with "he" and the "whom" with "him" to see which one works. You may have to twist the sentences around a wee bit. For example, in the first, would you say "he respected" or "him respected"? Clearly "he", so you should use the corresponding subject pronoun "who". In the second, you have to work it a bit and figure out what role the "whom" (or the correct "who") is playing in the sentence. If you made the sentence a little more straightforward: "I believe he/him was most likely..." Then "he" is again clearly correct, so use "who".</p>
<p>Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct.
he = who
him = whom
Examples Who/Whom wrote the letter?
He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct.
For who/whom should I vote?
Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct.
We all know who/whom pulled that prank.
This sentence contains two clauses: We all know and who/whom pulled that prank. We are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. He pulled that prank. Therefore, who is correct.
(Are you starting to sound like a hooting owl yet?)
We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled.
This sentence contains two clauses: We want to know and the prank was pulled on who/whom. Again, we are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. The prank was pulled on him. Therefore, whom is correct.</p>