tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post7049684991794174570..comments2024-03-28T18:13:21.626-04:00Comments on Imparting Grace: English teacher: how to use who and whomRichella Parhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-14186597466453656492013-07-28T01:35:19.698-04:002013-07-28T01:35:19.698-04:00I love that you love grammar! I have a renewed int... I love that you love grammar! I have a renewed interest in it as I am looking forward to retiring soon and I have a new part-time job as an editor of novels. It has been so-o long since I was in an English class. Would you do a short tutorial on the parts of speech and what they are? Example: A noun is a person, place or thing. A preposition is ...? <br /> Blogs are also new to me. Yours is the second one I've been following. I enjoy it immensely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-67824146863381183252010-05-26T02:00:03.600-04:002010-05-26T02:00:03.600-04:00I just found your fabulous English lessons. I thin...I just found your fabulous English lessons. I think they're great. Thank you. I home school and asked my children to read them because you've done such a great job making it painless.<br /><br />I have a question. I answer the phone, when it is for me, this is she. However, I don't really know why.Rooster Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843777612844217401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-4753794886216669902010-04-19T08:52:35.487-04:002010-04-19T08:52:35.487-04:00Thank You! I love your lessons. I love what you ...Thank You! I love your lessons. I love what you said about communication being a gift from God! Great point. Thanks for the relaxed approach.<br />Misty @ Yellow Shoe DayMistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070838031035620909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-23093086544739860522010-04-16T13:54:45.522-04:002010-04-16T13:54:45.522-04:00Well, Melissa, you're on the right track!
I a...Well, Melissa, you're on the right track!<br /><br />I actually left out this part of the rule, just because I wanted to keep things simple.<br /><br />What you need is the object of the preposition "to"; that's correct. But in this case, the whole phrase is the object, and you need a subject of the phrase. So you'd say "Thank you to whoever is referring. . . " Whoever is the subject of the phrase "whoever is referring to my blog from Facebook," and that whole phrase is the object of the preposition "to."<br /><br />This is another reason "who" and "whom" can get complicated. . . maybe I should go back and add this point to my post. I still maintain, though, that for the most part we should just not worry about "who" and "whom" unless we're needing to be letter perfect.Richella Parhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-35637632611213544672010-04-16T13:43:57.855-04:002010-04-16T13:43:57.855-04:00Oh, I have always struggled with who and whom, but...Oh, I have always struggled with who and whom, but this is actually making sense to me. So, in a blog post I want to say "thank you to whomever is referring to my blog from Facebook" because I want to thank *her* ,not she. Is that right??Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998834833645862095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-84149607483467441492010-04-15T23:38:22.302-04:002010-04-15T23:38:22.302-04:00Richella---this is a wonderful thing to blog about...Richella---this is a wonderful thing to blog about! Hooray for you for helping to improve us. I sometimes get so frustrated with bloggers who choose to "dumb down" in order to get readers. I appreciate you for reminding us that it's okay to communicate intelligently. THANK YOU!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571487816552446985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-43725585620353150172010-04-15T23:09:20.523-04:002010-04-15T23:09:20.523-04:00My first serious English class was by corresponden...My first serious English class was by correspondence, so I HAD no teacher and felt quite adrift. Every English teacher after that was wonderful, and I loved every one of them. They succeeded in turning me into a grammar nerd. I'm enjoying every one of these posts without the slightest bit of fear. Thank you!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336130419754533741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-61408155899200513212010-04-15T21:29:48.503-04:002010-04-15T21:29:48.503-04:00Oh my goodness I think I'm in trouble Richella...Oh my goodness I think I'm in trouble Richella. I need to read every single one of your posts on this subject. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend. ~Melissa :)Melissa Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112514946365838427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-47645977806812191382010-04-15T13:52:42.088-04:002010-04-15T13:52:42.088-04:00You are so good at finding those little things tha...You are so good at finding those little things that we often overlook (sometimes purposefully) and explaining them to us in a way we can understand. Thank you!! :)Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-1769124452802691172010-04-15T13:48:56.559-04:002010-04-15T13:48:56.559-04:00Richella, you definitely don't fall in the &qu...Richella, you definitely don't fall in the "ugh" category of English teachers. I love the idea of baking cookies so the students would associate the good taste with grammar. Does that mean I should eat cookies every time I write? I'm sure it would improve my grammar, though maybe not my waistline. <br /><br />I'm enjoying these classes, Miss Teacher!Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945043297139219733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-22532642127721049612010-04-15T11:02:57.259-04:002010-04-15T11:02:57.259-04:00Great lesson!
Stop over to Pandora's Box to e...Great lesson!<br /><br />Stop over to Pandora's Box to enter a giveaway! pattiPatti @ Pandoras Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168379052525278502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-55405374782593171122010-04-15T10:14:11.671-04:002010-04-15T10:14:11.671-04:00I've had English teachers I loved, and one or ...I've had English teachers I loved, and one or two I've hated. I'm pretty sure you would have fallen into the "love" category. ;) In some ways, I think love a teacher grows out of love for the subject. I've always loved English and I've loved my teachers who have taught it well.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946043005796746807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-82188278549723665922010-04-15T10:00:24.867-04:002010-04-15T10:00:24.867-04:00Richella, this is so helpful!
I tend to get mixed...Richella, this is so helpful!<br /><br />I tend to get mixed up on this. The other thing I get mixed up on is "chose" and "choose". Sounds silly as my blog is titled "Heart Choices". I'm often incorporating the word choose and choice in my blog posts.<br /><br />I like having a nice English teacher like you. Now where are the cookies? LOL.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />DebbieDebbie Petrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235978883396499354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-23593617879530939162010-04-15T09:33:51.617-04:002010-04-15T09:33:51.617-04:00Who and whom have always been tough for me. Gramma...Who and whom have always been tough for me. Grammar in general has usually been tough for me, because the schools I went to never focused much on teaching grammar. It was always read, read, read, answer questions about reading, and more reading. My high school honors English teacher really got to me with grammar because I had such a bad concept of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com