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How to Use Who and Whom
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The relative pronouns have different forms depending upon
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their function in the sentence: subject, object, or possessive.
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SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE
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(Nominative Case) (Objective Case) (Possessive Case)
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who whom whose
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whoever whomever whosever
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Confusion often arises over whether to use
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who
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or
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whom
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.
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The difficulty often lies in deciding whether you need a
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subject or an object.
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Subject:
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Who is coming for dinner?
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Object:
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Whom are we waiting for?
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The easiest way to decide whether to use who or whom is
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to mentally drop who/whom and the words preceding it and
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determine whether you can make a sentence with the words
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that are left by adding
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he
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or
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him
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. If you would use
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he
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, then
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the sentence needs a subject, and you should use
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who
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. If
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you would use
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him
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, then the sentence needs an object, and
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you should use
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whom
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.
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Sentence:
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Do you know who/whom will be attending
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the meeting?
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Remove who/whom:
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will be attending the meeting
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Add he or him:
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He
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will be attending the meeting.
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Correct:
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Do you know
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who
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will be attending the
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meeting?
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Sentence:
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Who/whom is the party for?
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Remove who/whom:
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is the party for
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Add he or him: Is the party for
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him
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?
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Correct:
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Whom
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is the party for?
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If you are still in doubt whether to use
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who
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or
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whom
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, opt for
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who
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. Using
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who
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for
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whom
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may not be correct, but most
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people won't notice. Using
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whom
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for
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who
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, on the other
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hand, sounds pretentious.
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