Which word completes this:  THE CLERK WILL WAIT ON THE PERSON____IS NEXT IN LINE. who, whom, whoever, whomever
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The answer is who. You would use whom if you were taking an action towards someone, for example 'The clerk spoke to the person whom was next in line'. You would use whoever if there was no specific person in mind, for example 'Tell the clerk to speak to whoever is next in line.' and whomever thus 'Tell whomever is next in line to come forward.'
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Little: You\nBig: Me\nAverage: everyone else\n\nIn my opinion... ridiculous questions invite ridiculous answers.  Thanks for two points
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Knock Knock\n.  Who's there?\nThere's\n.  There's who?\n\nWho's there / There's who! Are you feeling dyslexic today?
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Who is for use when there is no subject of a sentence, and whom is for when there is one.  My pneumonic device:\n"No subject, no m."\nHope this'll help you.
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"Three."\nHe was supposed to answer with the number of letters in whatever the doorman had said.\nThe word "ten" has three letters, so the correct password in that case was "three."
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2} CHILD.\n\n\n3} THE SHIP BELONGS TO THEIR RELATION.{RELATIVES}.;-}
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Ask someone whose going.
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All are correct. Traditionally, 2 and 3 are correct. The word "whom" nowadays is sometimes considered dated (not used anymore, or very rarely used). "Whom" is in modern English replaced by "who". However, the word "whom" is sometimes still used in formal contexts (formal speeches, formal letters, contracts, etc).\n\nConversationally, no. 1 is used. If you use no. 2, 3 and 4 in a conversation, it will sound funny. To answer your question, no. 3 is the most grammatically correct, but not quite acceptable conversationally. You cannot use no. 4, but still can use no. 2.\n\nA lot of English speakers do not speak English properly, so you must accept the fact that although no. 1 is not 100% correct gramatically, and no. 3 is correct grammatically, no. 1 is more acceptable conversationally than no. 3.
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After thinking it over, my answer is...DWAIN!  Ha-ha!  That is cute.  Thanks for the clue!
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Asterisk.\n\nAnd don't give the points to Smiddy, he posted first but he modified his answer. :-)
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Who, what, when, where, and why?
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Who's on First, What's on Second, I Don't Know is on third. Why is in left. Because is in center. Tomorrow is the pitcher. Today is catcher. I Don't give a Darn is at short.
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The way I remember it is if you can replace the word in question with "him" (or "her"--but "him" ends with M so it's easy to remember) then you should use whom, and if "he" (or "she") works, then it's generally "who"\n\n"I should give this to whom?" (because you could say "I should give this to him?" not "I should give this to he?"), or "Who wants this?" ("He wants this?")
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Why ~wouldn't~ they?\n\nIf I say, "I am going to the store to buy apples," that is first person. \n\nIf I say, "Mary said there is a sale on apples at the store," that is third person, and a perfectly reasonable way to speak.
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Whatever you order first, will come first...\n\nAt least this is what happening at the KFC.
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(a) is the correct answer.
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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.