Who or Whom?
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:44 pm
Do we all know the different between the "subject" and the "object"? It will help clarify when to use "who" and "whom".
The "subject" of a sentence is the one "doing the doing."
The "object" of a sentence is the one "receiving the doing" of the subject.
Who is always the subject.
Whom is always the object.
You might have to twist a sentence around to get who is doing the doing and who is receiving it.
Who is going to the auction? ("Who" is doing the "going," and that makes "who" the subject.)
To whom do I give my heifer? (I am giving my heifer to "whom"? "Whom" is receiving the "giving" and that makes "whom" the object.)
Grammar Girl has some awesome tricks for remembering.
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/educat ... ersus-whom
And while we're here, let's talk about "who's" and "whose."
Who's = WHO IS............ Who is going to the auction?
Whose = OWNERSHIP...... Whose heifer is this?
The "subject" of a sentence is the one "doing the doing."
The "object" of a sentence is the one "receiving the doing" of the subject.
Who is always the subject.
Whom is always the object.
You might have to twist a sentence around to get who is doing the doing and who is receiving it.
Who is going to the auction? ("Who" is doing the "going," and that makes "who" the subject.)
To whom do I give my heifer? (I am giving my heifer to "whom"? "Whom" is receiving the "giving" and that makes "whom" the object.)
Grammar Girl has some awesome tricks for remembering.
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/educat ... ersus-whom
And while we're here, let's talk about "who's" and "whose."
Who's = WHO IS............ Who is going to the auction?
Whose = OWNERSHIP...... Whose heifer is this?