{"id":1232,"date":"2013-01-09T18:37:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T18:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2013-01-09T18:51:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T18:51:16","slug":"english-your-old-friends-who-and-whom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/english-your-old-friends-who-and-whom\/","title":{"rendered":"English: Your old friends who and whom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tutoring English, you’re bound to be asked when to use who<\/em> vs when to use whom<\/em>.<\/h1>\n

“Whom do you love?”\u00a0 asked George Thorogood.\u00a0 Actually, I think he asked “Who<\/em> do you love?”\u00a0 However, he should have used whom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Whom<\/em> is for object, whereas who<\/em> is for subject.\u00a0 Therefore, the following are correct:<\/p>\n

Who<\/em> loves you?<\/p>\n

Whom<\/em> do you love?<\/p>\n

With whom<\/em>ever you discuss who <\/em>and whom<\/em>, remember the distinction: \u00a0whom<\/em> for object, who<\/em> for subject.\u00a0 However, in a complicated sentence, the object of one verb can be the subject of another.\u00a0 If it’s a subject, use who<\/em> – even if it’s also an object of another verb or preposition.<\/p>\n

Give the copies to whom<\/em>ever you like.<\/p>\n

Give the copies to who<\/em>ever asks for them.<\/p>\n

In the second sentence, the “who” asks for the copies, making that person the subject of “asks”.\u00a0 Therefore, use “who” rather than “whom”.<\/p>\n

How do you tell object and subject apart?\u00a0 With verbs, the subject does<\/em> the action, while the object receives<\/em> the action.\u00a0 With prepositions, the object follows the preposition.
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\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane<\/a>, Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tutoring English, you’re bound to be asked when to use who vs when to use whom. “Whom do you love?”\u00a0 asked George Thorogood.\u00a0 Actually, I think he asked “Who do you love?”\u00a0 However, he should have used whom. Whom is …<\/p>\n

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