WHO - WHOM
There is often confusion about the use of who and whom. Who and whom are pronouns. Who is a subject pronoun, in the same way as 'he/she/they'. Whom is an object pronoun, in the same way as 'him/her/them'. In the sentence "John loves Julie." : John is the subject of the verb 'love' Julie is the object of John's affection. Simple rule : If you can substitute 'he/they', use 'who'. If you can substitute 'him/them', use 'whom'. Subject Verb Object Tom loves Julie Who loves Julie? Tom loves whom? Subject Who We use 'who' when it is the subject of a verb, that is, when it refers to the person who takes an action. Julie played tennis. Julie is the subject of the verb 'to play'. To find out the name of the player, we ask a question using 'who'. Who played tennis? Julie played tennis. Who can also be used as the subject of a non-identifying clause: There's M...