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[The Alternative Story]

SoWoW:

Help needed. When to use \"Who\" and \"Whom\"...thanks

Hi SoWow,

An easy way to remember is this:

- Who: used as the subject of a sentence

subject: the person doing the action. Eg: She (subject) is
hitting him

- Whom: used as the object of a sentence

object: the person receiving the action. Eg: She is
hitting him (object)

Examples of 'whom' and 'who':

QN 1) Whom are you going to vote for?

Ans: I am going to vote for Mary(object).

In the question, you were asking about the object, hence
'whom' should be used.

QN 2) Who is the class monitor?

Ans: Michael (subject) is the class monitor.

In the question, you were asking about the subject, hence
'who' should be used.

'Whom' and 'who' are also used to connect 2 sentences
together. So when should 'who' be used and when should
'whom' be used?

An easy way to remember is this:

- Whom: it appears after the object. (and it is usually
sandwiched between 2 different people)

- Who: it appears after the subject. (it is usually
followed by a verb)

Eg:

1) This is the girl (object) whom I saw just now.

2) This is the girl (subject) who fell down just now.

TAS

[SoWoW]

wow, TAS.


Thanks alot.

[The Alternative Story]

No problem SoWoW

[aslim]

Just saw my son’s homework:


________ eaten a plate of noodles before he left for school in the morning.

1. He’s
2. He’d
3. He’ll

Surprised the answer is 1 instead of 2 ? Thought is past… Could help to explain?

[ksme]

janet_lee88:

meimeitan:

Hi TAS


Could u help out the following T & S?

The girls refused to talk to each other. They should work out their differences.

Instead of ____________________________________________.

Thanks.

Can I try ?
Instead of refusing to talk to each other, the girls should work out their differences.

Can the answer be:
Instead of working out their differences, the girls refused to talk to each other?

[KRR]

Can you please help me in solving this doubt.


Thirty other passengers were injured. Of these, twenty were ____________ in hospital with serious injuries. The rest were treated as outpatients.

Why is the answer "warded" and not "admitted"

Thanks in advance.

[starlight1968sg]

KRR:

Can you please help me in solving this doubt.


Thirty other passengers were injured. Of these, twenty were ____________ in hospital with serious injuries. The rest were treated as outpatients.

Why is the answer \"warded\" and not \"admitted\"

Thanks in advance.

warded in,
admitted to
??? :roll:

[KRR]

starlight1968sg:

KRR:

Can you please help me in solving this doubt.


Thirty other passengers were injured. Of these, twenty were ____________ in hospital with serious injuries. The rest were treated as outpatients.

Why is the answer \"warded\" and not \"admitted\"

Thanks in advance.

warded in,
admitted to
??? :roll:

Thank u very much for a quick reply.

[Hifive]

Hi everyone


Need advice on this question:

Please pass me __________ so that I can sketch the diagram for you.
1. a paper
2. some paper
3. a few papers
4. some papers

The answer given by the book is 2.
Why is the answer not 4 in this case? Pls advise.

Thanks in advance.

[cherrygal]

I ordered magazines such as Time mag and Newsweek. I checked the dictionary each time I came upon a difficult word and made a mental note of it. I would then try to use the words in my essays. I am not sure if flash cards are necessary unless you are sure you will refer to them in future. Another good mag to read is Readers’ Digest. Dun forget the newspapers.


When watching TV, read the subtitles so you learn new words. Even entertainment mags like 8 Days use many new words, and I learn fashionable terms.

To improve vocab, you must make a conscious effort to remember the new words and use them. That’s more important than writing the words down in a book.

Hope this helps.