Difference between revisions of "Who"
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An unknown ([[wh-]]) person | An unknown ([[wh-]]) person | ||
| − | *Who did you see? | + | *''Who'' did you see? |
| − | *Hmm... who<span style="font-size:80%">(m)</span> should we ask? | + | *Hmm... ''who<span style="font-size:80%">(m)</span>'' should we ask? |
==Relative pronoun== | ==Relative pronoun== | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 3 May 2020
Contents
[hide]Subject pronoun: who
- Who asked him?
- Who told her?
Object pronoun: whom
- The person whom I thought was responsible was not in fact to blame.
- Ask not for whom the bell tolls.
- To whom it may concern:
whom has fallen into disuse except when following a preposition.
Interrogative pronoun
An unknown (wh-) person
- Who did you see?
- Hmm... who(m) should we ask?
Relative pronoun
allows further modification of the preceding noun or pronoun.
- Marla's the one who's supposed to be doing this, not me! She's the one who volunteered...
- Look! It's the guy who was at the train station.
Derived forms
who(m)ever: n'importe qui, qui qu'il soit, quiconque, ...
Disambiguation
- Not to be confused with the World Heath Organisation (WHO / OMS)
- or with The Who singing their famous "Who in the world are you" song... ^^
