Who-Whom | Commonly Confused Words
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Who vs. Whom

Who

/huː/
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:

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Whom

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?

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This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Who is used as the subject of a sentence.
  • Whom is used as the object of a sentence.
  • Remember: Who does something to whom.
  • Use who where you could replace it with he or she.
  • Use whom where you could replace it with him or her.
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