Difference between revisions of "Who"

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(Subject pronoun: who)
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An unknown ([[wh-]]) person
 
An unknown ([[wh-]]) person
  
*Who did you see?
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*''Who'' did you see?
*Hmm... who<span style="font-size:80%">(m)</span> should we ask?
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*Hmm... ''who<span style="font-size:80%">(m)</span>'' should we ask?
  
 
==Relative pronoun==
 
==Relative pronoun==

Revision as of 22:45, 3 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 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... ^^