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Commonly Confused Words
Who/Whom
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Who vs. Whom
Who
/huː/
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Asking for information about someone's identity.
Examples:
Who
are you?
There will be no doubt about
who
killed the King.
And I,
who
of his colour was aware, Said:
Synonyms:
whom
Antonyms:
unknown
anonymity
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Whom
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A word used instead of 'who' in certain grammatical contexts, often to refer to the object of a verb or preposition
Examples:
But by
whom
?
And the name of the family with
whom
she lived.
Who were those with
whom
I played?
Synonyms:
who
which
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
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Ways to tell them apart:
Who
is used when the person is a subject of the sentence.
Whom
is used when the person is an object within the sentence.
If you can replace the word with
he
or
she
, use
who
.
If you can replace it with
him
or
her
, use
whom
.
Rephrase by answering the question:
Whom
does not fit if the verb's action is not applied to the person.
When to use who:
When to use whom:
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