Standard English ConventionsHardWho versus whom
Standard English Conventions practice question
The award went to the volunteer ____ the selection committee had nominated.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whomCorrect
- B. who
- C. which
- D. whose
Answer: A. whom
The committee nominated the volunteer, so the pronoun is the OBJECT of 'had nominated'. The object form is 'whom'. (Test: 'the committee had nominated HIM', not 'HE'.)
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. who
- 'who' is the subject form. Here the volunteer isn't doing the nominating — the committee is.
- C. which
- 'which' refers to things, not people.
- D. whose
- 'whose' shows possession, but nothing belongs to the volunteer in this clause.
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