#GRAMMAR 2.6 REDO

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PART 1 of 1
DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the pronoun in parentheses that best completes each sentence. (25 points)
          *Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
          *If the sentence contains a subordinate clause, it is underlined for you.
          *TWENTY of the sentences are who/whoever.
          *FIVE of the sentences are whom/whomever. 

One of America’s finest writers was Mark Twain, (who, whom) was born in November 1835.

Whom

Who

Mark Twain, (who, whom) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was the fourth of five children.

Who

Whom

The family’s poverty was obvious to (whoever, whomever) made their acquaintance.

Whoever

Whomever

When he was four, his father, (who, whom) was a hard worker but a poor provider, moved the family to Hannibal, Missouri.

Whom

Who

When his father died, the boy, (who, whom) was twelve, was apprenticed to a printer.

Whom

Who

Sam’s older brother, Orion, (who, whom) bought the Hannibal Journal, gave him his first experience with typesetting and writing.

Whom

Who

(Whoever, Whomever) struck Sam’s fancy became the subject of his witty characterizations.

Whoever

Whomever

The people (who, whom) Sam spoofed often made trouble for Orion.

Whom

Who

Orion, (who, whom) was often frustrated with his brother, knew that the satire sold papers.

Who

Whom

In 1857, young Clemens apprenticed himself to a riverboat pilot (who, whom) he had come to respect.

Whom

Who

Sam, (who, whom) had received his pilot’s license, tried this new trade for two and a half years.

Who

Whom

The author, (who, whom) called these years the happiest of his life, later wrote about piloting in Life on the Mississippi.

Whom

Who

The young man, (who, whom) wanted nothing to do with the Civil War, went with his brother to Nevada to do some mining.

Who

Whom

Soon Clemens, (who, whom) had begun using the pen name Mark Twain, was writing for the Enterprise in Virginia City.

Whom

Who

His contributions were popular with (whoever, whomever) would read them.

Whomever

Whoever

In 1864 Mark, (who, whom) fortune still eluded, went to San Francisco where he worked on several newspapers.

Whom

Who

He often made time to listen to (whoever, whomever) had tall tales to tell.

Whoever

Whomever

A miner, (who, whom) Twain met in Calaveras County, provided him with a “jumping frog” story that the author set down in words.

Whom

Who

Twain, (who, whom) was called the “Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope,” achieved a measure of national fame with this story.

Who

Whom

Traveling to the Hawaiian Islands, the Mediterranean, and the Holy Land, he was a correspondent (who, whom) wrote glittering pieces for his employers.

Whom

Who

Innocents Abroad was a revision of these experiences that secured the fame of the author, upon (who, whom) fortune seemed to smile at last.

Whom

Who

In 1869, he married Olivia Langdon, (who, whom) was from Elmira, New York.

Who

Whom

Olivia, (who, whom) modified many of Mark’s exaggerations, sometimes improved their readability but often weakened the writing.

Whom

Who

Twain, (who, whom) bought a publishing house in Hartford, Connecticut, earned much money from writing, lecturing, and publishing.

Whom

Who

The writer, (who, whom) now rode the crest of popularity, abandoned journalism for literature.

Who

Whom

One of America’s finest writers was Mark Twain, (who, whom) was born in November 1835.

Whom

Who

Mark Twain, (who, whom) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was the fourth of five children.

Who

Whom

The family’s poverty was obvious to (whoever, whomever) made their acquaintance.

Whoever

Whomever

When he was four, his father, (who, whom) was a hard worker but a poor provider, moved the family to Hannibal, Missouri.

Whom

Who

When his father died, the boy, (who, whom) was twelve, was apprenticed to a printer.

Whom

Who

Sam’s older brother, Orion, (who, whom) bought the Hannibal Journal, gave him his first experience with typesetting and writing.

Whom

Who

(Whoever, Whomever) struck Sam’s fancy became the subject of his witty characterizations.

Whoever

Whomever

The people (who, whom) Sam spoofed often made trouble for Orion.

Whom

Who

Orion, (who, whom) was often frustrated with his brother, knew that the satire sold papers.

Who

Whom

In 1857, young Clemens apprenticed himself to a riverboat pilot (who, whom) he had come to respect.

Whom

Who

Sam, (who, whom) had received his pilot’s license, tried this new trade for two and a half years.

Who

Whom

The author, (who, whom) called these years the happiest of his life, later wrote about piloting in Life on the Mississippi.

Whom

Who

The young man, (who, whom) wanted nothing to do with the Civil War, went with his brother to Nevada to do some mining.

Who

Whom

Soon Clemens, (who, whom) had begun using the pen name Mark Twain, was writing for the Enterprise in Virginia City.

Whom

Who

His contributions were popular with (whoever, whomever) would read them.

Whomever

Whoever

In 1864 Mark, (who, whom) fortune still eluded, went to San Francisco where he worked on several newspapers.

Whom

Who

He often made time to listen to (whoever, whomever) had tall tales to tell.

Whoever

Whomever

A miner, (who, whom) Twain met in Calaveras County, provided him with a “jumping frog” story that the author set down in words.

Whom

Who

Twain, (who, whom) was called the “Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope,” achieved a measure of national fame with this story.

Who

Whom

Traveling to the Hawaiian Islands, the Mediterranean, and the Holy Land, he was a correspondent (who, whom) wrote glittering pieces for his employers.

Whom

Who

Innocents Abroad was a revision of these experiences that secured the fame of the author, upon (who, whom) fortune seemed to smile at last.

Whom

Who

In 1869, he married Olivia Langdon, (who, whom) was from Elmira, New York.

Who

Whom

Olivia, (who, whom) modified many of Mark’s exaggerations, sometimes improved their readability but often weakened the writing.

Whom

Who

Twain, (who, whom) bought a publishing house in Hartford, Connecticut, earned much money from writing, lecturing, and publishing.

Whom

Who

The writer, (who, whom) now rode the crest of popularity, abandoned journalism for literature.

Who

Whom