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Who or Whom?
The Quick Answer
Whom is like him because it is used as an object. (It is never the subject of a verb.) For example:
Confusing who and whom is like confusing I and me or he and him. Here they all are in a table:
Note
The subject of a verb is the person or thing that is doing the action. For example:
This trick works because who and he are used as the subjects of verbs. They are said to be in the subjective case.
Who = They
In order to perform this trick for plurals, you will have to substitute who with the word they.
Of course, Grammar Monster cannot fully condone this practice, but if you don't have time to learn the difference,
this advice will do for now. (Of note, the pronouns you and it make no distinction between being a subject or an
object, and who appears to be heading in that direction too.)
Example:
I have not seen the man who lives in the hut by the beach for a week.
(Who is the subject of the verb to live.)
If you notice any faulty office equipment or hazards, please report them to your supervisor whom will notify
the management.
(This is wrong. It should be "who will notify the management".)
Here is a slightly more complicated example from a TV magazine. The use of whom is incorrect because it is the
subject of existed.
Whom is like him, her, and them because it is never the subject of a verb. Whom is an object. For example:
(Remember, whom cannot be the subject of a verb. This should be "who lives".)
"Whom?"
"John."
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