http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Who_-_whomWho - whom - Revision history2026-05-15T06:15:09ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.23.2http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Who_-_whom&diff=7722&oldid=prevJoachimNoreiko at 14:15, 20 April 20072007-04-20T14:15:13Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Both '''who''' and '''who<big>m</big>''' are forms of the [[relative pronoun]] 'who'.   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Both '''who''' and '''who<big>m</big>''' are forms of the [[relative pronoun]] 'who'.   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Note that the [[objective]] form, '''who<big>m</big>''', is like the objective form of the [[3rd person]] [[singular]] pronoun 'he': '''hi<big>m</big>'''.  If you are confused about when to use '''whom''', try substituting 'he' or 'him'.  If 'him' sounds more natural, use '''whom'''.  If 'he' sounds more natural, use '''who'''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Note that the [[objective]] form, '''who<big>m</big>''', is like the objective form of the [[3rd person]] [[singular]] pronoun 'he': '''hi<big>m</big>'''.  If you are confused about when to use '''whom''', try substituting 'he' or 'him'.  If 'him' sounds more natural, use '''whom'''.  If 'he' sounds more natural, use '''who'''.</div></td></tr>
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</table>JoachimNoreikohttp://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Who_-_whom&diff=5089&oldid=prevPeterWilson at 13:33, 5 March 20072007-03-05T13:33:44Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>There is much confusion among some new writers about when to use '''who''' and when to use '''whom'''. This confusion is made worse by the fact that '''whom''' is becoming obsolete in normal spoken English, at least in the UK. In formal writing, especially in academic English, its use is still current, and often expected.<br />
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Both '''who''' and '''who<big>m</big>''' are forms of the [[relative pronoun]] 'who'. <br />
*'''who''' is the form appropriate for the [[Subject] of a clause (the [[subjective]] form).<br />
*'''whom''' is the form appropriate for the [[Object] of a clause, and the [[Prepositional Complement|Complement]] of a [[preposition]] (the [[objective]] form).<br />
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Note that the [[objective]] form, '''who<big>m</big>''', is like the objective form of the [[3rd person]] [[singular]] pronoun 'he': '''hi<big>m</big>'''. If you are confused about when to use '''whom''', try substituting 'he' or 'him'. If 'him' sounds more natural, use '''whom'''. If 'he' sounds more natural, use '''who'''.<br />
[[category:grammar]][[category:usage]][[category:academic English]][[category:pronouns]][[category:pronoun attributes]]</div>PeterWilson