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==Interrogative pronoun==
 
An unknown (wh-) person
 
  
*Who did you see?
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==Subject pronoun: who==
*Hmm... who should we get to do this?
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*''Who'' asked him?
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*''Who'' told her?
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==Object pronoun: whom==
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*The person <span style="color:#999;">''(whom)''</span> I thought was responsible was not, in fact, to blame.
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*Ask not for ''whom'' the bell tolls.
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*To ''whom'' it may concern:
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''whom'' has fallen into disuse except when following a preposition.
  
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==Interrogative pronoun==
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An unknown ([[wh-]]) person
  
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*''Who'' did you see?
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*Hmm... ''who<span style="font-size:80%">(m)</span>'' should we ask?
  
 
==Relative pronoun==
 
==Relative pronoun==
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allows further modification of the preceding noun or pronoun.
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*Marla's the one ''who'''s supposed to be doing this, not me!  She's the one ''who'' volunteered...
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*Look!  It's the guy ''who'' was at the train station.
  
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==Derived forms==
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who<span style="font-size:80%;">(m)</span>ever:  ''n'importe qui, qui qu'il soit, quiconque, ...''
  
*Marla is the one who is supposed to be doing this, not me!
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==Disambiguation==
*She is the person who volunteered.
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*Not to be confused with the World Heath Organisation (WHO / OMS)
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*or with The Who singing their famous "Who <span style="color:#999;">''in the world''</span> are you" song... ^^
  
===Object pronoun: whom===
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*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.
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*or with The Hu, for that matter...
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<html5media>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc</html5media>
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 5 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... ^^

  • or with The Hu, for that matter...