Tuesday Quick Tip: Who vs. Whom

Good morning, dear students!

Today I want to continue our Tuesday Quick Tip theme of pronouns.  Do you remember the lesson quick tip from last week about subject and object pronouns?  You might want to review it before looking at this Quick Tip.

Today I want us to talk about the difference between the words ''Who'' and ''Whom''.

Even native English speakers confuse these two interrogative pronouns, but there is a simple way to decide if you need to use ''who'' or ''whom'':

So if your question is about a subject, you must use ''Who'' -- Who gave you that necklace?
If your question is about an object, you must use ''Whom''-- From whom did you get that necklace?

''Whom'' can be considered very formal today.  Most native English speakers don't use ''whom'' correctly, if ever, and it is widely accepted to always use ''who'' no matter the circumstance.  This isn't correct in written English, but with speaking it is common.


Try out some sentences below in the comments!  We can talk about this more in class if you have any questions!

Happy Tuesday and happy studying!