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Standard English ConventionsVery hard'Whomever' as the object of its clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

The commission will be awarded to ____ the judges select.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. whomeverCorrect
  2. B. whoever
  3. C. who
  4. D. whose

Answer: A. whomever

Inside its clause, the pronoun is the OBJECT of 'select' ('the judges select ___'), so the object form 'whomever' is needed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. whoever
'whoever' is the subject form, but the judges are the subject of 'select'; the pronoun is what they select.
C. who
'who' can't head this clause after 'to', and it is a subject form.
D. whose
'whose' shows possession, which doesn't fit.

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