Who / Whom / Whose
Friends,whenever the subject noun phrase of a sentence is being replaced, use relative pronoun who. This pronoun will be followed by a verb.
Study the following sentences:
-Who replaces the subject noun/phrase and is followed by a verb. (Note: The subject that who is replacing is the same.)
The students are going to Europe. The students have good grades.
The students who have good grades are going to Europe.
verb
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-Whom replaces the object noun/phrase and is followed by a noun/phrase. (Note: There is a subject AND an object being linked when whom is used.)
The girl is pretty. Sid likes the girl.
The girl whom Sid likes is pretty.
noun
The form whom can also be used with a preposition. Whom will always follow the preposition when used in this way.
Ben Franklin was an interesting man. The book was written about Ben Franklin.
Ben Franklin, about whom the book was written, was an interesting man.
prep.
-Whose is a relative pronoun that indicates possession. Study the following examples of how to use whose.
Vicky doesn’t like publicity. Vicky's wife is famous.
Vicky, whose wife is famous, doesn’t like publicity.
I have a new pet rabbit. The Rabbit’s eyes are albino red.
I have a new pet rabbit.whose eyes are albino red.
-Whom replaces the object noun/phrase and is followed by a noun/phrase. (Note: There is a subject AND an object being linked when whom is used.)
The girl is pretty. Sid likes the girl.
The girl whom Sid likes is pretty.
noun
The form whom can also be used with a preposition. Whom will always follow the preposition when used in this way.
Ben Franklin was an interesting man. The book was written about Ben Franklin.
Ben Franklin, about whom the book was written, was an interesting man.
prep.
-Whose is a relative pronoun that indicates possession. Study the following examples of how to use whose.
Vicky doesn’t like publicity. Vicky's wife is famous.
Vicky, whose wife is famous, doesn’t like publicity.
I have a new pet rabbit. The Rabbit’s eyes are albino red.
I have a new pet rabbit.whose eyes are albino red.
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