Do I use who or whom in this sentence?

When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

Who did you meet or whom?

when we ask about ‘someone’ in a question we can use ‘who/whom’ which functions as object of verb. so ‘whom/who did you meet’ is correct.

Who do you see or whom do you see?

6. Who or Whom Did You See? Even though you often hear who did you see in everyday conversations, the most grammatically correct answer is whom did you see. Whom refers to the object of the preposition or verb in a sentence.

Who’s Whose whom?

While “who’s” comes from “who”, “whose” is related to “whom.” Whose is a possessive pronoun that you used in questions where you’re asking about who owns something. For instance, “Whose puppy is this?” is another way of saying, “To whom does this puppy belong?”

What are the rules for who and whom?

General rule for who vs whom: Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

Who is walking Who or whom?

The quick test in choosing between who and whom is to substitute he or him. If he sounds better, who is correct; if him sounds right, whom is correct. That’s because as a pronoun whom is used to represent the object of either a verb or a preposition, while who represents the subject of a verb.

Who vs whom for a group?

Use who when the person you mentioned previously in the sentence is the subject. You can use either who or which to refer to collectives, such as group, team. It was the group who/which decided. Use whom to refer to the person previously mentioned in a sentence when they are the object, not the subject.

Who do you want or whom do you want?

The verb in your sentence is want, the person that we want is the object, therefore he / she is whom we want. If the sentence was “Who is there?” the person we are asking the question to is the subject of the sentence, so who is correct in that context, and whom wouldn’t make sense.

Whose and who’s sentence examples?

Chicago, a city (who’s, whose) architecture is admired all over the world, has a population of over 2 million residents. (Who’s, Whose) yellow car is parked in front of your house? William Faulkner, (who’s, whose) books I read in high school, remains one of my favorite authors.

Who’s or whose birthday?

“Who’s” is a contraction of “who is” or “who has”. “Whose” is the possessive form of “who”.