{"id":5369,"date":"2018-05-16T07:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charlesavemktg.com\/blog\/?p=5369"},"modified":"2019-07-16T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:26:46","slug":"who-or-whom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlesavemktg.com\/blog\/who-or-whom\/","title":{"rendered":"Who or Whom? – The Easiest Way to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who<\/em> or whom<\/em>? There’s an easy way to know, without needing to know about subjects, objects, and prepositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use who<\/em> whenever you would use he<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who<\/em> should be used as the subject of a sentence, in the same way you would use the word he<\/em>. Take this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Who\/whom) just texted you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now answer that question by turning it into a statement and substitute either he<\/em> or him<\/em>. You wouldn’t say, “him just texted me,” right? Of course not. You’d say, “he<\/strong> just texted me.” If the right word in the alternate sentence is he<\/em>, then you use who<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct:<\/span> Who just texted you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use whom<\/em> whenever you would use him<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whom<\/em> is the object of a verb or preposition. But the easy way to figure it out is to turn the question into a statement and substitute he<\/em> or him<\/em> again. If you would use him<\/em> in the alternate sentence, then go with whom<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Who\/whom) did you ask?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning the question into a statement, we have either “You asked he” or “You asked him.” Obviously, you asked him<\/em>, right? Therefore, we use whom<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct:<\/span> Whom did you ask?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. (Who\/whom) ate my cookie?<\/strong><\/span> \u2192<\/p>\n\n\n\n