Choosing between Who and Whom (1)

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

  1. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: 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.
  2. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: I also met with her assistant, (who, whom) I had spoken to on the phone when I set up the interview.
  3. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: 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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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: 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.
  5. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: Her boss, (who, whom) I did not get a chance to meet, is also planning to start a nutrition Web site.
  6. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: The editor said that she is looking for someone (who, whom) has excellent computer skills as well as some experience with desktop publishing software.
  7. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: 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.
  8. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: During the interview, I said that I had become interested in nutrition because of my mother, (who, whom) is a dietitian for a hospital.
  9. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: The editor said that she was going to be interviewing several other people, some of (who, whom) have more experience than I do.
  10. Question

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    Choosing between {em}Who{/em} and {em}Whom{/em} (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun.: She asked me to give her the names and phone numbers of two people (who, whom) she could call as references.