▲ 1608 ▼ Joe Biden ends re-election campaign (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk to c/news@lemmy.world 905 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Wiz@midwest.social -5 points 2 years ago* (2 children) * for whomever It's the object of the preposition, asshole. Git gud. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Truly a clarion call for unity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ntd_quiet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* It should be the objective case because it's an object of the verb "put up", not because it heads the phrase "whomever the dems put up". Who/whom has to do with its role in its own phrase, not the larger sentence/clause. Contrast "I will vote for whoever wins the dem nomination." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Truly a clarion call for unity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ntd_quiet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* It should be the objective case because it's an object of the verb "put up", not because it heads the phrase "whomever the dems put up". Who/whom has to do with its role in its own phrase, not the larger sentence/clause. Contrast "I will vote for whoever wins the dem nomination." permalink fedilink source parent