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WHO and WHOM
In each sentence, select the best choice for formal writing:
- Newberry, who/whom
developed the method, did not apply it to this situation.
- We recommend that whoever/whomever
continues this research should test this alloy under a wider range
of temperatures and pressures.
- Who/Whom
did the Director choose for the branch chief opening in your
division?
- Scientists who/whom
objected to this conclusion proposed an alternative explanation.
- Who/Whom did Jones credit
with the discovery of Io's volcanoes?
- To who/whom
did the committee address their concerns?
- Who/Whom
first proposed this solution?
- Who/Whom
shall I say is calling?
- We thank Steve Roberts, who/whom
did the scanning electron microscopy; Saundra Jamison,
who/whom coated the specimens
with ion-implanted films; and William Talbot,
who/whom performed the x-ray
diffraction analysis.
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see Quirks of English.
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