8. _Who whom_ can tell the difference?
9. Give it to _whoever whomever_ you please.
10. None of those who _were was_ wanted _was were_ there.
11. The one of those who _were was_ wanted was not there.
12. He is one of those fellows who _are is_ always joking.
13. _Whom who_ was called "The Rail Splitter?"
14. Do you not know _whom who_ it was?
15. That is one of the birds that _is are_ very rare.
16. One of the books which _was were_ brought was one hundred years old.
17. I am not among those _who whom were was_ there.
18. Only one of the men who _were was_ on board survived.
19. Everyone else who _was were_ there _was were_ lost.
20. I am the one of the three men who _is am are_ guilty.
21. He was chosen one of the four speakers who _was were_ to speak
on Commencement Day.
22. It was one of the books which _were was_ being sought by the
librarian.
23. Give it to one of the men _who whom_ is found there.
24. To _who whom_ did you give it?
25. It was for _whomever whoever_ was present.
26. Ask _whomever whoever_ is nearest the door.
80. CONJUNCTIVE OR RELATIVE ADVERBS. It is better to use a _WHEN_
CLAUSE only in the subordinate part of the sentence, to state the
time of an event. Compare the following:
Bad: He was turning the corner, when suddenly he saw a car approaching.
Good: When he was turning the corner, he suddenly saw a car approaching.
Bad: When the news of the fire came, it was still in the early morning.
Good: The news of the fire came when it was still in the early morning.
81. Do not use a _WHEN_ or a _WHERE_ CLAUSE in defining a subject
or in place of a predicate noun.
Bad: Commencement is when one formally completes his school course.
Good: Commencement is the formal completion of one's school course.
Bad: Astronomy is where one studies about the stars.
Good: Astronomy is the study of the stars.
82. _So, then_, and _also_, the conjunctive adverbs, should not
be used to unite cooerdinate verbs in a sentence unless _and_ or
_but_ be used in addition to the adverb.
Bad: The boys' grades are low, _so_ they indicate lack of application.
Good: The boys' grades are low, _and so_ indicate lack of application.
Bad: He read for a while, _then_ fell asleep.
Good: He read for a while, _and then_ fell asleep.
Bad: I'll be down next week; _also_ I shall bring Jack along.
Good: I'll be down next week; _and also_ I shall bring Jack along.
EXERCISE 59
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