题目

10. (单选题，2.0 分) Which of the following is the correct usageof 'whom' in asentence? A. Whom did you see at the party? B. I saw whom at the party. C. He is the person whom I saw. D. Whom is he talking to?

10. (单选题，2.0 分) Which of the following is the correct usageof 'whom' in asentence?
A. Whom did you see at the party?
B. I saw whom at the party.
C. He is the person whom I saw.
D. Whom is he talking to?

题目解答

答案

逐一分析各选项： A项“Whom did you see...?”虽语法正确，但不如“Who”更常用。 B项“I saw whom...”不符合现代英语习惯。 C项“He is the person whom I saw.”正确，符合“whom”在定语从句中作宾语的用法。 D项“Whom is he talking to?”应为“Who is he talking to?”。 综上，只有C项完全符合“whom”的正确用法。 答案：C. He is the person whom I saw.

解析

考查要点：本题主要考查英语中关系代词"whom"的正确用法，重点在于区分"who"与"whom"在不同语境中的适用性。

解题核心思路：

  1. 明确"whom"的定义："whom"是"who"的宾格形式，仅在句子中作为动词或介词的宾语时使用。
  2. 判断代词功能：在定语从句中，若关系代词作宾语且后接介词短语，优先使用"whom"；但在现代英语中，"who"逐渐取代"whom"作为介词宾语（如疑问句开头或非正式语境）。
  3. 排除干扰项：注意区分语法正确但不符合现代习惯用法的选项（如选项A、D）。

选项分析

A. Whom did you see at the party?

  • 语法正确："whom"作动词"see"的宾语。
  • 现代用法：疑问句开头通常直接使用"who"（如"Who did you see?"），"whom"虽可接受但较正式，非最佳答案。

B. I saw whom at the party.

  • 错误原因："whom"作动词"saw"的宾语，但省略关系代词更常见（如"I saw the person"），直接使用"whom"不符合现代习惯。

C. He is the person whom I saw.

  • 正确用法："whom"在定语从句中作动词"saw"的宾语，符合"whom"作宾语的严格语法规则，是唯一完全正确的选项。

D. Whom is he talking to?

  • 错误原因：介词"to"后的宾语应为"who"（如"Who is he talking to?"），现代英语中"whom"已很少用于介词宾语。