How do you know when to use "Whom" instead of just "who"?
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“Who” and whoever” are subjective pronouns; “whom” and “whomever” are in the objective case. As simple and important as that distinction is, many people have difficulty deciding on the proper usage of “who” and “whom” in sentences. \n    The two sentences below illustrate the easy usage in which “who” is clearly the subject and “whom”clearly the object. In such simple cases, virtually everyone can determine the proper choice: \n\n    Who is that masked man? (subject) \n\n    The men, four of whom are ill, were indicted for fraud. (object) \n\nThree “easy-to-use” rules\nso you'll always get it correct\n\n      Rule #1: Substitute “he/him” or “she/her”: If it's either “he” or “she,” then it's who; if it's “him” or “her,” then it's whom.\n\n     Rule #2: Every verb with a tense in a sentence must have a subject. And that word is always in the nominative case, so it's "who." For example: In this sentence, “I decided to vote for whoever called me first”:\n      • “I” is the subject of “decided”\n      • “he” (whoever) is the subject of the verb “called.”\n\n      In the sentence, “Give it to whoever deserves it”:\n      • The implied “you” is the subject of “give”\n      • "he" (whoever) is the subject of the verb “deserves.”\n      This rule supersedes the first rule as it relates to who” and “whom.”\n\n      Note: Related to this rule is one that says: The subject of a phrase is always attached to that phrase -- no matter what. For example:\n             Ask whoever reads that book to answer the question.\n\n     Break down the sentence thusly:\n     (You) ask him (he reads that book) to answer the question.\n\n     In the phrase “he reads that book,” you cannot separate the subject “he” from the phrase to which it is attached.\n\n     If you remember these two rules -- substitute “he/him” or “she/her,” and that every verb with a tense must have a subject -- you should solve the "who/whom" quandary every time.\n\n     If you apply those two rules and you're still not sure, apply the all-important Rule #3.\n\n     Rule #3: If it takes more than a 30 seconds to figure it out, pick the one that sounds best to the ear (read it aloud) and move on. Why? Because even grammarians are likely to squabble over which to use. But always -- always -- apply rules #1 and #2 first.
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Its for you to identify which is which and who is who; ANd for people to refer to.
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Whom is always the object of the action.\nWho is the subject of the action.\nExample: To Whom should I send this?\n         Who is this?  (subject)
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Yeah, it is correct to say "one" or "a person". It's so much easier just to say "you" tho. I always find myself tripping up on that. I think most people use "you" the wrong way.
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The answer is who. You would use whom if you were taking an action towards someone, for example 'The clerk spoke to the person whom was next in line'. You would use whoever if there was no specific person in mind, for example 'Tell the clerk to speak to whoever is next in line.' and whomever thus 'Tell whomever is next in line to come forward.'
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Who is for the subject. Whom is for the object.\n\nSecond easiest way to sort it out: If the answer could be "he" use "who"; if the answer could be "hiM" use "whom".\n\nEasiest way to sort it out: always use "who"--"whom" is falling into disuse and it's always better to simply be wrong than to be wrong by trying to look smart.
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"Who" is used when it is the subject of the clause in which it appears.  "Whom" is the object of a verb or preposition.  Try to substitute another pronoun in its place and see how the sentence sounds.  If "he" or "she" or "we" or "they" sounds correct then use "who".  If "him" or "her" or "us" or "them" sounds correct, then use "whom".  \n\nYou would say "He is going to the movie", not "Him is going to the movie, so you say "Who is going to the movie?", not "Whom is going to the movie?"\n\nYou say "These books are for us", not "These books are for we", so you should say "For whom are these books?", not "For who are these books?"\n\n"She is the winner" is right; "Her is the winner" is wrong. Therefore say "Susan, who is the winner, is sitting over there.", not "Susan, whom is the winner, is sitting over there."\n\n"Give them the money" is right.  "Give they the money" is wrong.\n"Give whom the money?" is right.  "Give who the money?" is wrong.
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you, yourself, one.\n\n"you" is the subject pronoun, and "yourself" is a reflexive pronoun. And "one" is an indefinite pronoun. "Children" is not a pronoun, it's a noun. And pronouns replace nouns.
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You need to rearrange the clause (and only the clause) containing the who into normal word order to understand the difference.  You cannot take out "the umpire calls" and say who is correct, because it is the rest of the clause (not the whole sentence) that determines the corrrect case for who.\n\nEntire sentence: Who the umpire calls is the winner.\n\nClause: "Who the umpire calls" is the complete clause.  The rest of the sentence is completely irrelevant at this point.\n\nThe umpire calls (whom); whom is the object of the verb calls, not the subject.  Therefore, whom is correct.
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Who are the 'we' you refer to?\n\n\nThis would be you and...who, exactly?
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D for sure\n\nA refers to a singular person (one person she will pick) which means you use whom\nB should be singular because she wants one person so, whom\nC refers to a group of people, or at leas more than one, which mean s it should be who\nthat leaves D
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It's actually "with whom?"
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D.\n\nA is incorrect because it's supposed to be plural (womens')\nB is plural\nC is incorrect as "whose" is the possessive.
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Whom is the object of the preposition
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who in english can be use in singular and plural, but in spanish you have:\nquien = who in singular\nquienes = who in plural\n\nI hope i was helpful!
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First person is:   "I went to the store."\nThird person is:   "Jim went to the store."  (or he, or she.)\n\nSecond person is:  "You went to the store."
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Who, what, where, when, how & why.