Difference between revisions of "Who"

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(Interrogative pronoun)
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*Who did you see?
 
*Who did you see?
*Hmm... who should we get to do this?
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*Hmm... who<span style="font-size:80%">(m)</span> should we ask?
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Relative pronoun==
 
==Relative pronoun==

Revision as of 17:04, 2 May 2020

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

  • Marla is the one who is supposed to be doing this, not me!
  • She is the person who volunteered.