Who vs whom in a sentence?

Who vs whom in a sentence?

General rule for who vs whom: Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

Do you use whom for direct object?

RULE: Choose who or whom depending upon the function of the pronoun in the sentence. Whom is objective case like the pronouns him, her, them, me, and us. Use whom as the direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition in a sentence.

Which is correct those who or those whom?

It depends on the subject of the phrase. You have to use “who” if you’re talking about someone who is a subject, so they make an action. You need to use “whom” if you are talking about someone who is not the subject of the phrase.

Who I chose or whom I chose?

The quick test in choosing between who and whom is to substitute he or him. If he sounds better, who is correct; if him sounds right, whom is correct. That’s because as a pronoun whom is used to represent the object of either a verb or a preposition, while who represents the subject of a verb.

Who I love vs whom I love?

When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

Who loved or whom she loved?

Who did you talk to or whom did you talk to?

“Whom did you talk to” is proper English (because “whom” is the object of the preposition “to”) but no one talks like that. Few people even write like that. “Who did you talk to” sounds natural. “Whom did you talk to” sounds like you’re trying to be extra fancy and show off your education.

Who or whom she loved?

Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom.

Who or whom is he talking to?

Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.

Is dog a he or it?

A: It’s not often we get grammar questions about animals—it’s even less often that we get one with two different answers. An animal is referred as “it” unless the relationship is personal (like a pet that has a name). Then it’s OK to use “he” or “she” when referring to the animal.

Who or whom did you talk to?

Which is correct “To who are you talking” or “To whom are you talking”? “To whom are you talking?” is correct. A phrase starting with a preposition, acting as the indirect object of a sentence, should be in the objective form, and the objective form of the relative pronoun who is whom.

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