In the following sentence, should "Who" or "Whom" be used in the blank space?: ___ understands the contents of this document?
Who
Who understands the contents of this document? She understands the contents of this document.
If the sentence can be rephrased with he/she replacing the interrogative (who or whom), then the answer is who. If it can be rephrased with him/her, then the answer is whom.
Examples:
___ is going to water the plants? -> He is going to water the plants. (The correct word is who.)
To ___ am I addressing this letter? -> I am addressing this letter to her. (The correct word is whom.)
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Who
It depends on whether you are referring to the subject of the sentence (the noun that is performing an action) or the object (the noun that is having an action performed on them).
If someone is understanding the contents of a document they are the subject, so the correct form is ""Who".
You could use "Whom" if you said "This document was given to whom?"
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In the given sentence, "Who" should be used in the blank space:
"Who understands the contents of this document?"
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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