10 Questions
What is the primary function of 'who' in a sentence?
To take the action of the verb
When is 'who' used in a sentence?
When the subject can be replaced by I, He, She, or They
What does the adverbial phrase 'after the rain' provide in a sentence?
Further information about when an action took place
What does identifying the predicate of a sentence involve?
Identifying everything else in the sentence and determining what actions it takes
When finding the subject of a sentence, what is the primary focus?
Finding the primary noun and its actions
Which word should be used as the subject of a specific verb in a sentence?
Who
In the sentence 'To whom was the book given,' which word should be used as the object to which a verb points?
Whom
According to the Generally True Rule 1, which word should be used if it can be replaced with pronouns like He or They?
Who
Which word is generally considered somewhat antiquated, although still technically correct to use?
Whom
What is the trick for knowing when to use who or whom according to the text?
Following Generally True Rule 1 and 2
Study Notes
- Modern English sentences consist of a subject and a predicate
- Subject: primary noun
- Subject identifiers: who or whom (types of pronouns)
- Who functions as a subject pronoun, taking the action of the verb
- Who is used when the subject can be replaced by I, He, She, or They
- Predicate: everything else in the sentence
- Predicate identifiers: after the rain, embarked on a journey
- After the rain: adverbial phrase, providing further information about when embarked took place
- Embarked on a journey: prepositional phrase, providing further information about where embarked took place
- Finding the subject of the sentence involves identifying the primary noun, and determining what actions it takes
- Finding the predicate of the sentence involves identifying everything else in the sentence, and determining that it provides further information about the subject or the action it takes.
Test your understanding of the usage of who, whom, whose, and who's in modern English with this quiz. Learn when to use each form and improve your grasp of these commonly misunderstood words.
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