Difference between revisions of "Who"
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| + | allows further modification of the preceding noun or pronoun. | ||
| − | + | *Marla's the one who's supposed to be doing this, not me! | |
| − | *Marla | + | *She's the person who volunteered... |
| − | *She | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 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
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 person who volunteered...
