<p>Error identification</p>
<p>The supervisor (was advised)A to give the assignment to (whomever)B (he believed)C had a strong sense of responsibility, and the courage (of)D his convictions. (No error)E</p>
<p>1.) The answer is B. It should be "whoever". I understand that whomever is an object and whoever is a subject, but it appears to me that "whomever" is being used as both a subject and an object in the question.</p>
<pre><code> For example, you could reword it to say...
The supervisor was advised to give the assignment to whom? (OBJECT)
Who has a strong sense of responsibility, and the courage of his convictions (SUBJECT)
So, in the end, I don't understand how one is supposed to pick between who/whom when the word is being used as both a subject and an object.
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<p>2.) How is "responsibility, and the courage of his convictions" even right? Why is there a comma when the second clause isn't even a complete sentence???</p>
<p>Thanks a ton.</p>