Need help.
The cat _________________ tail was stepped on its meowing pitifully.
1. Who
2. Which
3. Whom
4. Whose
Why answer is No 4 instead No. 3
The boy from _________________ you bought bread is my brother.
1. Who
2. Which
3. Whom
4. Whose
Why answer is No 3 instead No. 1
Winnies
Q1: Whose = Denotes belonging
Q2: Whom = him form, while Who = he form.
In this case, if we rewrite the sentence, you will get: you bought bread from him (and not he)
The cat whose (‘Whose’ is a possessive pronoun like ‘his’, and ‘our‘) tail was stepped on is meowing pitifully.
The boy from whom (‘Whom’ is an object pronoun like ‘him’, ‘her’ and ‘us’) you bought bread is my brother.
Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom.
