Flying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoMeet the 9 Republican Speaker Candidates, Nearly All of Whom Tried to Overturn the 2020 Electionjezebel.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down19
arrow-up1224arrow-down1external-linkMeet the 9 Republican Speaker Candidates, Nearly All of Whom Tried to Overturn the 2020 Electionjezebel.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoUsing the “substitute a pronoun” method: It’s true that “they tried to overturn the election” would lead to “who” BUT the whole phrase would be “nearly all of them tried to overturn the election” which leads to “whom”. So you’re not right, but not crazy to be confused.
minus-squarenyctre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoYep, I see it now, my bad. Thanks :D
Using the “substitute a pronoun” method:
It’s true that “they tried to overturn the election” would lead to “who”
BUT the whole phrase would be “nearly all of them tried to overturn the election” which leads to “whom”.
So you’re not right, but not crazy to be confused.
Yep, I see it now, my bad. Thanks :D