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What is the difference between Who and Whom?

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M. Porter

M. Porter

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M. Porter
M. Porter, Senior Executive, Master of Art, San Jose

Answered Oct 08, 2020

Whom should be used in order to refer to the verb or preposition. When you say who, this means that you would be referring to a pronoun like “he” and “she.” If you would use whom, this means that you would be referring to “him” or “her.” Remember that who is never going to be the subject of a verb.

Who will always refer to an object that is being described. To use these terms in a sentence, refer to the following: “Who are you going to contact about the work details?” If you would like to use whom, you can say this sentence, “To whom are you going to address the email regarding the work details that you need?”

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Daniel Frederic

Daniel Frederic

Daniel Frederic
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Answered May 19, 2020

We use the word which when we want to talk about the subject of a sentence. We use whom when we speak about the object of the verb. Who and when are the class of “wh-word,” frequently used to ask questions or establish a clause in a sentence?

The main object of using these words is to know about people or a person rather than things. Who is used to describe which person, the one who does the action, who is an objective pronoun? It can be used to communicate which person you are addressing or to add a clause that provides some more information about the person discussed. It can also be used to ask the name of a person or group of people. Whom is to add relative clauses in the sentence and add further information.

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