How is the underlined pronoun in the sentence used?
Whom are you calling?
A.
direct object
B.
predicate nominative
C.
object of a preposition
D.
subject
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OpenStudy (tinylittlehelper):
What is underlined? I can't see it.
OpenStudy (jacobciezki):
whom
OpenStudy (tinylittlehelper):
Well then, what part of speech is "whom?"
OpenStudy (tinylittlehelper):
It is a noun. So, if it is a noun, and it is the main noun of the sentence, then what would it be? It is not B or A.
I hope this helps! It is easy to see what the answer is.
OpenStudy (jacobciezki):
c
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OpenStudy (tinylittlehelper):
Hmm. Tell me, what is an object of a preposition?
OpenStudy (jacobciezki):
umm
OpenStudy (jacobciezki):
A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object. A preposition sits in front of (is “pre-positioned” before) its object
OpenStudy (jacobciezki):
right
OpenStudy (tinylittlehelper):
Yes.
You answered your own question.
You are right. It is C.
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