How do you use who and whom correctly?

General rule for who vs whom:

1. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.
2. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

How do you use whom in writing?

In careful writing: Use whom when it receives action. “Whom she fired had nothing to do with the soup.” (Think: “she fired him” or “[That] she fired him. …”) Use whom if it follows a preposition, and, in choice English, if a preposition elsewhere in the sentence pertains to it.

What is the difference between who and whose?

‘Who’ is a subject pronoun like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. We use ‘who’ to ask which person did an action or which person is in a certain state. ‘Whose’ is a possessive pronoun like ‘his’, and ‘our’. We use ‘whose’ to find out which person something belongs to.

How do you use Whose in a sentence?

We use whose to introduce a relative clause indicating possession by people, animals and things:

1. John works with that other chap whose name I can’t remember.
2. Shirley has a 17-year-old daughter whose ambition is to be a photographer.
3. This is the book whose title I couldn’t remember.

Who whom whose examples sentences?

“Who,” “Whom” and “Whose” in Indirect Questions

• He doesn’t know who the boss of the company is. subject of the indirect question.
• I don’t care whom you invite. object of the indirect question.
• She isn’t sure whose car that is. “Whose” shows possession of car.

How do we use who and whom correctly?

Steps Understand the difference between who and whom. Both who and whom are relative pronouns. Use who when referring to the subject of a sentence or clause. Who brought the paper inside? Use whom when referring to the object of a verb or preposition. Ask yourself if the answer to the question would be he/she or him/her.

Is it proper to say with who or with whom?

If you can answer the question with he / she, then use who . Example: A suitable answer to the question, “To [ who or whom] did the prize go?” is, “It went to him/her.” (It is improper to say “It went to he/she.”) The correct pronoun for the question is whom.

What is the proper use of “whom” and “who”?

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 vs. whom vs. whose?

Once you understand ‘who’ versus ‘whom,’ ‘who’s’ and ‘whose’ is going to be a piece of cake. ‘Who’s’ stands for ‘who is’ or ‘who has.’ It is simply a contraction, which combines two words. ‘Whose’ is the possessive form of ‘who.’ Remember possessive form means showing ownership.