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who or whom? I can't find anybody who i like!! Is it correct? can I use subject after who? as I know i should use whom if i want to use subject???
Mar 16, 2012 9:57 PM
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People will enjoy telling you when to use who or whom. But guess what, Nobody uses whom anymore if they are talking, and most do not when they are writing. Unless it is for a writing test, feel free to say who. In this situation, if it is a testing situation, whom would be the correct choice. Often whom whorls like this: Donald, a duck whom we all know, was created by Walt Disney, an artist whom became an important entertainment personality. Yet, there is an easy way to choose. Remember this: If you can correctly choose the term "she or her" you will correctly be able to chose who or whom. She = Who Her = Whom If Kerry leaves now, she will make it to the store. Who will make it to where? I would like to go with her to the store. You would like to go with whom, where? So to prove your answer: anybody and HiM, I like = Whom I can't find anybody and HIM = Whom
March 16, 2012
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I agree with Jesse that this rule has become very unimportant. It's fine to use "who" even if "whom" is possible, and you will sound foolish if you use "whom" when it isn't needed. However, even though the rule is not that important, I want to make sure it's clearly stated. Who and whom are relative pronouns and are used in relative clauses. There are two kinds of relative clauses, subject clauses and object clauses. In subject relative clauses, the noun does the action. Use WHO in subject relative clauses. Don't use whom. Santa is the person WHO LIVES IN THE NORTH POLE. (Who lived? The person.) The actor WHO PLAYED GOLEM is a British man. (Who played golem? The actor.) In object relative clauses, the noun RECEIVES the action. You can use whom in object relative clauses. (Who is also OK.) Is that the man WHOM you saw at the party? (Who saw what? You saw the man.) I can't find anybody WHOM I like. (I like anybody, NOT anybody likes me.)
March 16, 2012
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Who = used especially in questions as the subject or object of a verb, when asking which person or people, or when asking what someone's name is; used with verbs that relate to knowing, when you want to say that something is not known Whom = used instead of 'who' as the object of a verb or preposition A basic rule could be that it is, "who" if it begins the sentence (questions) or is related to the verb "know" and "whom" if it is preceded by a preposition. "Who do you wish to speak to?" "To whom do you wish to speak?" Remember that "whom" is more formal. But back to your question. Yes, it should be "whom". However, as Jesse said above, "whom" is rarely used these days, except for formal writing.
March 16, 2012
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