Journal- March 16th

Grammar Lesson # 10- Who Vs. Whom

Who-- Pronoun used to refer to subject. It can be replaced with 'he'.

A. Mr. Brown who is a great history teacher went to the conference in Washington D.C.


Explanation:The word 'who' is referring to Mr. Brown, the subject of the sentence


Who knows the answer to the question?

Explanation: I could reword the sentence He knows the answer to the question.

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Whom- Pronoun referring to the object of a sentence. It can be replaced with 'him' and it still makes sentence

A. Jackson asked to whom I gave the award at the end of the season.

Explanation:I could reword the sentence, I gave the award to him at the end of the season.

B. Whom did you see?

Explanation: I could reword it, Did you see him? or You saw him.


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Where the Heart Is Questions

1. How does Willy Jack spend the money that Claire Hudson gives him? What does this show about him as a character?


2. What description from Chapter 21 tell us that Ruth Myers' recording studio isn't successful as others?


3. What are some of the idiosyncracies that Ruth Myers has? What does the way she treats her plants might tell you about how she treats people?


4. Will Jack gets an extreme makeover on his appearance.

Why did Ruth Myers do this?

Do you think having a makeover on your outside appearance can better your self esteem? Why or why not?