Easy way to understand difference between WHOM and WHO
WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VERB.
The subject performs the action:
Who ate the last piece of pizza?
who = subject
ate = verb
The students who failed the test will need extra help.
the students / who = subject
failed = verb
WHOM IS THE OBJECT OF THE VERB.
The object receives the action:
Bob gave the money to whom?
Bob = subject
gave = verb
money = direct object
whom = indirect object
Whom is always used after a PREPOSITION.
My three brothers, one of whom is a doctor, live in New York.
(of = preposition)
With whom did you go to the movies?
(with = preposition)
That’s the employee at whom I yelled.
(at = preposition)
I no longer speak to the person from whom I got this gift.
(from = preposition)
BIG EXCEPTION IN SPOKEN ENGLISH!
In spoken English, we often use “who” not “whom,” and end sentences with prepositions…
even when it is technically incorrect:
Who did Bob give the money to?
Who did you go to the movies with?
That’s the employee who I yelled at.
I no longer speak to the person who I got this gift from.
WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VERB.
The subject performs the action:
Who ate the last piece of pizza?
who = subject
ate = verb
The students who failed the test will need extra help.
the students / who = subject
failed = verb
WHOM IS THE OBJECT OF THE VERB.
The object receives the action:
Bob gave the money to whom?
Bob = subject
gave = verb
money = direct object
whom = indirect object
Whom is always used after a PREPOSITION.
My three brothers, one of whom is a doctor, live in New York.
(of = preposition)
With whom did you go to the movies?
(with = preposition)
That’s the employee at whom I yelled.
(at = preposition)
I no longer speak to the person from whom I got this gift.
(from = preposition)
BIG EXCEPTION IN SPOKEN ENGLISH!
In spoken English, we often use “who” not “whom,” and end sentences with prepositions…
even when it is technically incorrect:
Who did Bob give the money to?
Who did you go to the movies with?
That’s the employee who I yelled at.
I no longer speak to the person who I got this gift from.
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