Who or Whom_TOEFL "Pronoun" Part 3 Writing Skill

 

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WRITING SKILL

“PRONOUN: WHO OR WHOM“

 

Hi, sobat!

Tahukah kamu apa itu pronoun? Pronoun (pronomina: bahasa Indonesia) merupakan kata yang berfungsi untuk menggantikan noun (kata benda) baik berupa orang, tempat, benda, ataupun sesuatu. Kata itu digunakan untuk mengindari pengulangan penyebuatan sebuah kata benda (noun), nama seseorang, tempat atau sesuatu hal. Pronoun berfungsi sebagai kata kanti (rujukan) noun dalam sebuah kalimat; yang berkedudukan sebagai subjek, objek, kepemilikan, dan sebagainya. Kemudian, pronoun dibedakan menjadi beberapa macam yaitu:

 

Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun	Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronoun	Reflexive Pronoun
I You We They She He It	Me You Us Them Her Him It	My... + Noun Your book Our… Their… Her… His… Its…	Mine house  Yours Ours Theirs Hers His -	Myself Yourself/selves Ourselves Themselves Herself Himself Itself

 

Baca Juga: Part of Speech: Pronoun

 

Sementara itu, selain yang dicantumkan pada table di atas pronoun juga meliputi kata: who, whom, which, that, whose, dan sebagainya yang digunakan sebagai kata ganti subjek, objek, atau kepemilikan pada sebuah klausa kalimat.

Pada kesempatan kali ini, kita akan membahas “relative pronoun”. Yuk simak penjelasannya berikut ini!

 

Who or Whom

Who dan whom, berarti “yang”, merupakan pronoun (kata ganti) yang seringkali digunakan pada adjective clause. Who dan whoever merupakan subject pronoun yaitu kata ganti yang digunakan sebagai subjek klausa atau kalimat yang merujuk pada orang. Sedangkan, whom dan whomever merupakan object pronoun yaitu kata ganti yang digunakan sebagai objek klausa atau kalimat yang merujuk pada orang. Berikut ini ada beberapa hal yang perlu diperhatikan mengenai penggunaan who dan whom antara lain:

1.      Secara umum, pola penggunaan who dan whoever yaitu:

a.      Who (Whoever) + Verb

Contoh:

The woman who sang yesterday has studied voice for years.

Who came to the party?

Give the money to whoever needs it.

I said that whoever had finished could leave.

 

b.     Whom (Whomever) + Subject + Verb

Contoh:

The woman whom I met yesterday is a voice teacher.

Give it to whomever you like.

 

Baca Juga :

Part of Speech: Verb

Part of Speech: Noun

 

 

2.      Kadang-kadang ungkapan-ungkapan seperti berikut memisahkan who (whoever) atau whom (whomever) dari verb atau subject dan verb main clause (klausa utama):

“I think”

“she said”

“we know”

“do you know”

Contoh:

He is a student who we believe can do the job.

Give the job to the person who you think is best suited for it.

He is a man whom I feel you can trust.

Tell the story to whoever you think should hear it.

 

Error Examples

Berikut ini terdapat beberapa kesalahan dalam penggunaan who/whom pada kalimat; serta, pembenarannya!

 

Wrong	Right
I saw the man who John spoke to.	I saw the man whom John spoke to.
Do not speak to people whom are strangers.	Do not speak to people who are strangers.
Take your problem to the person whom you think can help you.	Take your problem to the person who you think can help you.
She gave it to the only person who she believed.	She gave it to the only person whom she believed.
They will award the prize to whomever is best.	They will award the prize to whoever is best.
They chose whomever was most interested.	They chose whoever was most interested.

 

Skill Builder 3: Who/Whom

Directions: There is an error in the use of who or whom at some of the sentences below. Decide whether the sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (I).

(___) 1. I met the new people whom I thought were from your country.

(___) 2. You should ask advice from people who you trust.

(___) 3. Ask whoever is willing to come early.

(___) 4. There is the new director who I think you met before.

(___) 5. The man who you think is a doctor is actually a male nurse.

(___) 6. She was the person who the teacher chose to speak at the final ceremony.

(___) 7. It is pleasant to be with people who like us and whom we like.

(___) 8. Ask anyone who you think is interested to join the team.

(___) 9. Whom do you think will be ready on time?

(___) 10. Take this to whomever the supervisor chose to do the job.

(___) 11. The lawyer whom handled that case disappeared.

(___) 12. Assign this project to whoever you like.

(___) 13. Deliver this envelope to whomever answers the door.

(___) 14. It was Jack and I who he thought were at fault in the situation.

(___) 15. Many women whom are working would prefer to be at home.

 

Key Answer

1.      Incorrect 2.      Incorrect 3.      Correct 4.      Incorrect 5.      Correct

6.      Incorrect 7.      Correct 8.      Correct 9.      Incorrect 10.  Correct

11.  Incorrect 12.  Incorrect 13.  Incorrect 14.  Correct 15.  Incorrect

 

Its Correction

1.      I met the new people who I thought were from your country.

2.      You should ask advice from people whom you trust.

3.      Ask whoever is willing to come early.

4.      There is the new director whom I think you met before.

5.      The man who you think is a doctor is actually a male nurse.

6.      She was the person whom the teacher chose to speak at the final ceremony.

7.      It is pleasant to be with people who like us and whom we like.

8.      Ask anyone who you think is interested to join the team.

9.      Who do you think will be ready on time?

10.  Take this to whomever the supervisor chose to do the job.

11.  The lawyer who handled that case disappeared.

12.  Assign this project to whomever you like.

13.  Deliver this envelope to whoever answers the door.

14.  It was Jack and I who he thought were at fault in the situation.

15.  Many women who are working would prefer to be at home.

 

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Source

Peterson`s (www.petersons.com). (2007). Peterson`s Master TOEFL Writing Skills. Peterson`s, a Nelnet Company

 

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