when do you say 'who' and when do you say 'whom'?
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The following is copied and pasted from the below website:\n\nWho is a subject pronoun; it is used as the subject of a verb. Whom is an object pronoun; it is never used as the subject of a verb.\n• Jacqueline, whom you may remember from high school, is now a Jeopardy champion.\nIf you can’t get who and whom straight, try this trick: rephrase the sentence to get rid of who or whom. If you find you’ve replaced who/whom with he, she, or they, who is correct. If you find you’ve replaced who/whom with him, her, or them, then whom is correct. \n\nFor example, suppose you have the question Who/whom is the most famous A-list star eating lunch at Elaine’s? Rephrase it: She is the most famous A-list star eating lunch at Elaine’s. Since you’ve used she, you know who is correct in the original question: Who is the most famous A-list star at Elaine’s? \n\nAnother example: Vaughn wondered who/whom he would kiss next. Rephrase: Vaughn would kiss her next. Since the rephrased sentence uses her, you know whom is correct: Vaughn wondered whom he would kiss next.
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Who, what, when, where, and why?
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You need to rearrange the clause (and only the clause) containing the who into normal word order to understand the difference.  You cannot take out "the umpire calls" and say who is correct, because it is the rest of the clause (not the whole sentence) that determines the corrrect case for who.\n\nEntire sentence: Who the umpire calls is the winner.\n\nClause: "Who the umpire calls" is the complete clause.  The rest of the sentence is completely irrelevant at this point.\n\nThe umpire calls (whom); whom is the object of the verb calls, not the subject.  Therefore, whom is correct.
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Person is singular\npeople is plural
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Are you discussing a class in school?  Or are you discussing the grammatical "simple subject"?\n\nIf it is a class, that totally depends on your interests.\nIf it is part of grammar, that would be You, "I", "He", "She", or "It". An example would be "I ran."   I is the simple subject, ran is the verb.
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someone and I.\n\nI'll use a name for an example.  Rob and I went to the store.  If you take "rob" out of the sentence, it still makes sense so its right.  It would be "I went to the store"
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WHOEVER acts like the subject of the sentence, that's why it is used BEFORE a verb, as in "WHOEVER calls, I'm not in". WHOMEVER acts like the object, ie, the receiver of the action, and so it goes AFTER the verb, as in "You can ask WHOMEVER you want. However, the use of the latter is being lost due to its lack of usage, especially among youths.
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Interesting question.\n\nIn English Grammar there are (luckily) only three persons:\n\nFirst person: can be "I" (singular) or "we" (plural, more than one)\n\nSecond person: "You" (singular or plural) ("thou" is not used much any more).\n\nThird person is all other nouns and pronouns other than the speaker or the person (or thing) being addressed.\n\nSo first person singular is "I"\n\nThe past tense of "grow" is "grew"\n\nThe present tense of "grow" is "grow"\n\nThe future tense of "grow" is "will grow"\n\nSo the answer is "grow". \n\nHere is an example, "I grow corn on my farm."
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B\n\nIf you would use the word "Us" then it should be "Me".\nIf you would use the word "We" then it should be "I".\n\nLorna and I went to school. We went to school.\nHe gave the book to us. He gave the book to Lorna and me.\n\nSo the correct form is: "The basketball bounced right between Lorna and me."\n\nItself, ourselves, myself refer to reflexive action. Reflexive action is done by and to the same person or group.\n\nI gave myself a shampoo. We gave ourselves the day off.
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“Who” and whoever” are subjective pronouns; “whom” and “whomever” are in the objective case. As simple and important as that distinction is, many people have difficulty deciding on the proper usage of “who” and “whom” in sentences. \n    The two sentences below illustrate the easy usage in which “who” is clearly the subject and “whom”clearly the object. In such simple cases, virtually everyone can determine the proper choice: \n\n    Who is that masked man? (subject) \n\n    The men, four of whom are ill, were indicted for fraud. (object) \n\nThree “easy-to-use” rules\nso you'll always get it correct\n\n      Rule #1: Substitute “he/him” or “she/her”: If it's either “he” or “she,” then it's who; if it's “him” or “her,” then it's whom.\n\n     Rule #2: Every verb with a tense in a sentence must have a subject. And that word is always in the nominative case, so it's "who." For example: In this sentence, “I decided to vote for whoever called me first”:\n      • “I” is the subject of “decided”\n      • “he” (whoever) is the subject of the verb “called.”\n\n      In the sentence, “Give it to whoever deserves it”:\n      • The implied “you” is the subject of “give”\n      • "he" (whoever) is the subject of the verb “deserves.”\n      This rule supersedes the first rule as it relates to who” and “whom.”\n\n      Note: Related to this rule is one that says: The subject of a phrase is always attached to that phrase -- no matter what. For example:\n             Ask whoever reads that book to answer the question.\n\n     Break down the sentence thusly:\n     (You) ask him (he reads that book) to answer the question.\n\n     In the phrase “he reads that book,” you cannot separate the subject “he” from the phrase to which it is attached.\n\n     If you remember these two rules -- substitute “he/him” or “she/her,” and that every verb with a tense must have a subject -- you should solve the "who/whom" quandary every time.\n\n     If you apply those two rules and you're still not sure, apply the all-important Rule #3.\n\n     Rule #3: If it takes more than a 30 seconds to figure it out, pick the one that sounds best to the ear (read it aloud) and move on. Why? Because even grammarians are likely to squabble over which to use. But always -- always -- apply rules #1 and #2 first.
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You can, of course, use the "one" - or even the imperial "we" - if you so choose; however, both sound stilted and condescending.  Even the grammatically correct answer to "Who is it?" - "It is I." - sounds stilted.  I suggest you read the very funny, somewhat new grammar book: EATS,SHOOTS,AND LEAVES; the answers to most current grammar/syntax questions can be found within.\n\nBest of luck,\n-MomBear
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Depends on the context. If you intend to address somebody, you should say:\n\n'Dorogoy'  (man)   \n'Dorogaya' (woman) \n\nNormally the name of the person in question will follow.\nFor example:\n\n'Dorogoy Ivan'     \n'Dorogaya Yelena'\n\nIf you do not know the name or you are talking to someone you are closely acquainted with it is possible to add "me"\n \n'Dorogoy moy'     \n'Dorogaya moya'
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Yes, 'name' is the object of the preposition 'in'. \n\n"What's" is the contraction of "What is".\n\n'What' is a Interrogative Pronoun, \n\n'is' is a verb (present singular of the irregular verb "to be") \n\n'in' is a preposition.\n\n'a' is an adjective (but classified along with 'an' and 'the' as article) and \n\n'name' is a noun.
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Usually "What are you doing?"; occasionally "What do you do?" French doesn't make that distinction, but "tu" is informal, so you'd usually know what the person "does" before you'd call them "tu".
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As I live and breath, I surprise you asked. When you say essential to whom or for what is it essential?
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Personal pronouns in particular have three cases. Nominative (subjective), Objective, and Possessive, It is the Nominative and Objective pronouns we confuse.\n\nThe Nominative case (pronoun) I,  he, she, we  they are used when the pronoun is \n\n1.The subject of a verb: Example: Mary and I went to the store. James and he are in the same band. Carol and they consulted with the reception committee.\n\n2.The objective case or form of the pronoun (me, him, her, us, them) is used when the pronouns is an OBJECT.\n\nExample. I threw the book at him and her. (objects of the preposition at).\n\nExample: The police officer cited HIM for speeding. (Direct object of the verb cited).\n\nExample: Penelope have Derick and her a gift for their wedding. (indirect object of the verb gave).\n\nI hope this helps.
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A is correct.\n\nAn adjectival clause usually begins with a relative pronoun, which makes the clause dependent. Common relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, whose.