Difference between revisions of "Who"
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==Object pronoun: whom== | ==Object pronoun: whom== | ||
| − | *The person whom I thought was responsible was not in fact to blame. | + | *The person ''whom'' I thought was responsible was not in fact to blame. |
| − | *Ask not for whom the bell tolls. | + | *Ask not for ''whom'' the bell tolls. |
| − | *To whom it may concern: | + | *To ''whom'' it may concern: |
''whom'' has fallen into disuse except when following a preposition. | ''whom'' has fallen into disuse except when following a preposition. | ||
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==Interrogative pronoun== | ==Interrogative pronoun== | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 3 May 2020
Contents
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... ^^
