For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.
For help with this exercise, see Chapter 20.
example
When a company is interviewing candidates for a job, it looks for the person (who, whom) will best fulfill the job requirements.
a. who
b. whom
I had a job interview last week with a woman (who, whom) is the editor of a nutrition newsletter called You Are What You Eat.
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I also met with her assistant, (who, whom) I had spoken to on the phone when I set up the interview.
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The editor, (who, whom) talked with me for about 20 minutes, described the newsletter and asked me about my interest in working there.
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She explained that the newsletter had been started four years ago by her boss, (who, whom) used to be a writer for a health and fitness magazine.
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Her boss, (who, whom) I did not get a chance to meet, is also planning to start a nutrition Web site.
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The editor said that she is looking for someone (who, whom) has excellent computer skills as well as some experience with desktop publishing software.
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She said that (whoever, whomever) she decides to hire will help lay out the newsletter and may have some involvement with designing the new Web site.
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During the interview, I said that I had become interested in nutrition because of my mother, (who, whom) is a dietitian for a hospital.
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The editor said that she was going to be interviewing several other people, some of (who, whom) have more experience than I do.
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She asked me to give her the names and phone numbers of two people (who, whom) she could call as references.
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