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who: it is used when we ask about the person itself. e.g., Who is your best friend? whom: it is used when we are going to ask/relate something/event/incident/belonging/object/etc, to a person. e.g., To whom should I concern this?
Who is used for the subject. This is the man who stole my car. Whom: is used for the object. Ex: This is the man whom I called yesterday.
The word. Who is relatuve firts name. And word also. Refers to questions. Word , example. Who is you dog? Relative pronoum word
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Who refers to a subject, a subject is the performer of an action in a sentence. Who is used when the word is performing an action. Whom refers to an object, an object is the receiver of an action in a sentence, whom is used when the word is receiving an action from the subject.
To whom are you talking? Who are you talking to?
Here are two grammar structures which help show when they are used: To whom is the letter addressed? (Using grammar structure 'To whom' Who is the letter addressed to? (Using wh-question word 'Who') Hence you can choose 1 of these questions-they look different, have different grammar structures but they have the same meaning.
If your answer is a subject pronoun, you use "who" If you use objective pronoun, "whom" is correct
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- How many more English words (Homographs) and definitions can you think of ?
English words that are spelled the same, pronounced the same, but have different meanings: # Homographs 1. Bank (financial institution) and bank (slope or incline) 2. Bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment) 3. Bolt (fastener) and bolt ( sudden movement) 4. Cloud (weather phenomenon) and cloud (collection of data or applications online) 5. Dish (plate or serving container) and dish (prepare and serve food) 6. Draft (preliminary version of a document) and draft (current of air) 7. Light (not heavy) and light (source of illumination) 8. Match (small stick used to produce fire) and match (competition or sporting event) 9. Mean (intend to convey) and mean (unkind or unpleasant) 10. Park (outdoor recreational area) and park (to leave a vehicle in a stationary position) 11. Pen (writing instrument) and pen (enclosure for animals) 12. Pole (long, thin piece of wood or metal) and pole (northern or southern end of the Earth) 13. Right (correct or proper) and right (direction or location)
