As the Sentence Turns

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As the Sentence Turns

• A daytime drama about sentences that turn into
  questions or clauses.

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To turn a statement into a question,

• Substitute who for the subject of a sentence or
  clause (usually a noun or nominative pronoun).
• Change end punctuation to ?.
• He saw the meteor.
• Who saw the meteor?

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Some questions are about objects rather than
subjects.

• Objects are receiving rather than performing
  action.
• Whom is substituted for objects when questions
  are formed.
• The director praised Marie.
• Whom did the director praise?

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WHO

• Is a substitute for subjects referring to he,
  she or we.
• Who is a substitute for people in the acting
  role in a sentence or clause.

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WHOM

• Is a substitute for objects such as him, her
  or them.
• Is used for people receiving action as direct
  objects or objects of prepositions.
• Whom did he appoint?
• To whom am I speaking?

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Who and whom also turn

• Sentences into clauses
• He questioned the man for hours.
• The man ran away.
• The man whom he questioned for hours ran away.

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Heres another turn

• Marcie has been my best friend for years.
• Marcie lives next door.
• Marcie, who lives next door, has been my best
  friend for years.

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WHO

• Is the equivalent of he, she, or they.
• Must refer to PEOPLE.
• The man who stole my car is in jail.
• Who stole my car?

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WHOM

• Is the equivalent of him, her, or them.
• Must refer to people.
• The award went to the coach whom the players and
  fans elected.
• To whom does the award go?

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As the sentence turns

• When people are not involved, that and which
  come into play.
• Which is his favorite food?
• Chocolate cake, which is his favorite food, was
  on the menu.

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And turns

• Which is used for questions.
• Both that and which are used to make clauses
  out of sentences.
• The door was shut.
• He knocked on the door.
• He knocked on the door that was shut.
• He knocked on the door, which was shut.

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THAT

• Is used to form restrictive or essential clauses
  not set off by commas.
• Dogs prefer bones that improve their dental
  health.

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WHICH

• Precedes non-essential information and therefore
  appears with commas.
• Dogs prefer bones, which improve their dental
  health.

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Remember

• That and which are not interchangeable.
• Who and whom are not interchangeable.