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Gagsan

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:10 pm


When is it right to use whom, and when is it right to use who.
Type a sentance that you don't know if it is who ,or whom and see if other guild members can help. domokun
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:50 pm


Who = Nominative (Subjects)
Whom = Accusative (Objects)

The Man who was Thursday


Dragn Breth

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:08 pm


"To whom does this belong?"

"Who are you?"

It confuses me too, I just know that when you say "whom", you sound like an a** 3nodding
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:09 pm


Usually, whom is before a noun.

"I talk to whom I know."

And who, as above has posted, is used before a verb (and any possible adverbs in-between).

"Who are you?"

limp dick


The Man who was Thursday

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:34 pm


limp d**k
Usually, whom is before a noun.

"I talk to whom I know."

And who, as above has posted, is used before a verb (and any possible adverbs in-between).

"Who are you?"


Terrible idea. I can't think of an example where who is before a noun, but that is just the wrong logic entirely.


Okay, here we go. For everyone in this thread

GRAMMAR LESSON!

"Who" is in the nominative case. That means this is for the "subject" of a clause.
"Whom" is in the accusative case. That means this is for the "object" of verbs and prepositions.

WARNING: THE COPULA IS NOT EXACTLY A VERB. The copula (aka the linking verb, the being verb, "to be" and all its crazy conjugated forms) DOES NOT TAKE AN ACCUSATIVE. Ever.

"You are who?"
NOT "You are whom?"
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:06 pm


Ahaha.
I suck at grammar.
Tch.
Atleast I'm learning something.

limp dick


chrystalclear

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:41 pm


Today, in Language Arts class, my teacher put "To who was this book dedicated?" as part of our book scavenger hunt. That can't be right, right? Isn't it actually supposed to be "To whom was this book dedicated?"
PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:30 am


chrystalclear
Today, in Language Arts class, my teacher put "To who was this book dedicated?" as part of our book scavenger hunt. That can't be right, right? Isn't it actually supposed to be "To whom was this book dedicated?"


To is a preposition there, thus it should indeed be whom.

The Man who was Thursday


applecyder

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:12 am


'To whom it may concern:' That's about the only time I use 'whom.'
PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:46 am


'Whoever' and 'Whomever' are also debatable.

x-Sadistic_Angel-x

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