{"id":19576,"date":"2023-10-26T05:07:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/?p=19576"},"modified":"2023-10-26T05:07:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:07:43","slug":"who-vs-whom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/who-vs-whom\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Vs. Whom &#8211; What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-728700548\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Who Vs. Whom<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/dictionary\/Who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Who<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;whom&#8221; are two relative pronouns that are often confused, but they have different uses in grammar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who<\/strong> is used to refer to the subject of a clause, while <strong>whom<\/strong> is used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is a simple rule to help you remember the difference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you can replace the word with <strong>he<\/strong>, <strong>she<\/strong>, or <strong>they<\/strong>, use <strong>who<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you can replace the word with <strong>him<\/strong>, <strong>her<\/strong>, or <strong>them<\/strong>, use <strong>whom<\/strong>.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Who<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Who&#8221;<\/strong> is a pronoun used to refer to the subject of a sentence or clause. It is the subject form of the pronoun used when the person being referred to is the one performing an action. Here are the key points to remember about &#8220;who&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject Pronoun:<\/strong> &#8220;Who&#8221; is used when the person being referred to is the subject of the sentence or clause, the one carrying out the action:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Who is the author of this book?<\/em> (The author is the subject of the question.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pronunciation:<\/strong> &#8220;Who&#8221; is pronounced with a \/hu:\/ sound and rhymes with &#8220;screw.&#8221;<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Whom<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Whom&#8221;<\/strong>, on the other hand, is also a pronoun used to refer to people, but it is the object form of the pronoun. It is used when the person being referred to is the object of a verb or preposition, not the one performing the action. Here are the key points to remember about &#8220;whom&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Object Pronoun:<\/strong> &#8220;Whom&#8221; is used when the person being referred to is the object of a verb or preposition, the one receiving the action:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>To whom did you send the letter?<\/em> (The letter was sent to someone; that someone is the object of the preposition &#8220;to.&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pronunciation:<\/strong> &#8220;Whom&#8221; is pronounced with a \/hu:m\/ sound and rhymes with &#8220;gloom.&#8221;<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">The difference between Who Vs. Whom<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pronoun<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Use<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>who<\/td><td>Subject of a clause<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>whom<\/td><td>Object of a verb or preposition<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>I hope this blog post has helped you to understand the difference between who and whom. 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