i have couple of questions...
would i use whoever or whomever for the following:
Her performance surpassed the parallel bar routine of __________ was competing against her.
The new student was trying to make a good impression on ________ he met.
so confused about wat to use...
2007-10-16 07:37:40 · 4 answers · asked by Live.Laugh.Learn. 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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The new student was trying to make a good impression on _______ was in the classroom.
2007-10-16 07:44:09 · update #1
thx for ur help everyone
2007-10-16 07:44:30 · update #2
First is whoever as it is the subject of the phrase 'whoever was competing against her' despite following the preposition 'of'.
Second is whomever, as object of 'whomever he met' ('he' is the subject)
Third is whoever, for reasons similar to the first one.
2007-10-16 08:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by John V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whomever for both of them. They are the object of a preposition in each sentence. You need an objective pronoun. Whomever is objective.
Whoever is nominative and can be used as the subject of a sentence or as a predicate nominative.
2007-10-16 15:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by Ed S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use the word whomever for the both of them since you are dealing with the prepositional phrase
2007-10-16 14:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first one is whoever
second one is whomever
2007-10-16 14:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by Weimaraner Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋