WHO vs. WHOM - What's the Difference? - English Grammar - When to Use Who or Whom
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While it's true that 'who' is much more common, there are some situations where you should use 'whom' instead of 'who.' We will explore those situations in this lesson, and also look at common prepositional expressions such as 'by whom,' 'from whom,' 'to whom,' 'with whom' and 'for whom.'
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Transcript:
Hey there and welcome back to Learn
English Lab. My name is Ganesh and this
lesson is all about the difference between
who and whom.
This is something
that a lot of students find confusing -
when to use who and when to use whom. In
this lesson, I'll show you how to use
these correctly.
Before we begin,
just remember that if you have any
questions at all, just let me know in the
comments section below and I will talk
to you there.
OK so let's start. Now who and whom are
used in two places - they're used in
questions and they're used in relative
clauses.
First we'll talk about questions
and then we will come to relative
clauses. If you're not sure what that
means, don't worry - I will explain it to
you when we get to that part.
Now here's the rule with using who and whom -
who is used in the place of a subject and whom
is used in the place of an object.
What do I mean by that? Well take a look
at this sentence "Bruce spoke to Betsy." In
this sentence we say that Bruce is the
subject because Bruce does the action
which is speak
past tense - spoke.
And Betsy is the object
because Betsy receives the action. Now
some people might argue - is Betsy really
the object because there's a 'to' which is a
preposition here but you don't have to
worry about that.
For the purpose of this
sentence we'll say that Bruce is the
subject and Betsy is the object.
Take a look at these two questions over here -
there's a blank there - "______ spoke to Betsy?"
Here we want to fill in this blank with
either who or whom - which is correct?
Well if you read the sentence you
realize that we know someone spoke to
Betsy but we don't know who that someone
was. That is we're asking about the
subject so the word for the subject is
who
so Who spoke to Betsy? Now in the second
sentence - of course you must be thinking we
have to use whom here right? You probably
guessed that and that is correct but
before we get to that I'm just going to
write 'who' over here
Now read the
sentence "Who did Bruce speak to?" This is
actually correct in speaking and in fact
when we speak we don't commonly use 'whom.'
In speech we almost always use 'who'
So this means if you are not sure
whether to use who or whom just use who
and you will be OK. Alright but I'm going
to take the 'who' off.
So what about if you
want to write something formal or if you
want to use proper grammatical form?
Well in that case you need to know how
to use whom correctly and in this
question - if you read it "_____ did Bruce speak to?"
Here, we know that Bruce spoke to
someone but we want to ask who that
someone was - that is we want to ask about
the object of the sentence. Remember
Betsy?
So because we want to ask about
the object we have to use whom over here.
Before I write whom just notice that
there's a 'to' at the end of this
question - now in English we have a rule
that we don't usually end a question
with a preposition like to.
These are all
prepositions - to, with, by, from, for etc. So
if you have a
a preposition at the end of
a question you have to bring that to
the beginning before you write whom.
So let's do that - I'm going to put a question
mark there
To whom did Bruce speak? That is actually
the proper grammatical form of that
question. So if you're writing something
formal, this is how you should write it.
OK at this point I'm going to give you
a very simple rule that you can use in
all situations to decide whether to use
who or whom, and the rule is this - when
you're making a question, think about the
answer to that question.
If the answer
can be him, her or them, then you use whom.
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I have heard a sentence which is: "He is him".
could you please explain the meaning of it & tell me how "him" has been used in this sentence.
Thank you..great lesson
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He is him means Your ownself or own personality. In the other words True to himself
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I'm sorry to hear that, Nourhan. If you have any specific questions or problem areas I can help with, let me know. Best of luck :)
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Best Lecture on WHo & Whom !! Thanks a million sir :)
I wrote everything correctly.Ur pronunciation was excellent to hear.Also u clearly explained these confusing thing very simply.Thanks a lot.
That's great to know. Cheers :)
Never knew about the English rule with the prepositions! Thank you prof, I'm learning new things everyday.
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that is very clear to listen and studying the lesson ...thank you .. I'm from Thailand
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when i read a sentence these words are more confused me but i something got cleared without practice
And i got 5/6
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I had been having a hard time with these two words over years but with you finally I could understand what the difference between them are
Thank you teacher
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This lesson was so good! I usually get them right but this made it really clear which one I should use. You are a gifted man, thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Have a great day!
What a simple yet effective explanation, he taught much better than all of my teacher of past 12 years combined
Okey Mr ganesh. I am sure you will lift me up to higher level of English because i know nothing sir.
Excellent lesson. May I suggest, as a retired teacher, that you say "many students" instead of "a lot of students".
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Sir,
Thanks for cleared this confusion.
But sir if I'll talk with a native speaker then how could I justify that there will be put who or whom within just a single seconds ?
It's too hard to find out immediately the answer of who and whom, what I ask about to front people !
You are correct. When you speak you will not have time to decide grammar questions, so you should not try. Just focus on communicating your message in the best way possible. But doing grammar practice in your free time will develop your ability to produce the right language automatically. Practice your speaking ability with an exercise like this: goo.gl/r4WbLN
don't worry about it, 99.9% of native english speakers don't know when to use who/whom anyways.
@@aboriginalalex Yes; I’ve found that “whom” is generally considered relatively archaic. A rule in English, nonetheless, yet essentially archaic. Even in professional settings where, for instance, one may be applying for a very high-level job, if the “rule” is broken, most anyone will not even notice it. It’s really uncommon for someone to notice it today - especially in conversation. This isn’t to discredit the rule, though. It can be crucial in particular situations, but is mostly not well-known or paid much mind whatsoever - even by those whose native tongue is English, such as myself.
just use who
Could you make a vid about the difference between must, should, ought to? I'll really appreciate that
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It's really a little confusing for me but since you're a great professor, I think I eventually understand it ❤️ thankyou sir! ❤️
Best teacher ever who have well explained who and whom
Teacher, you are incredible! I appreciate your Channel, your vídeos, here from Argentina!! Thank you.
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It's very explanatory your explanation. Good work
Thanks to you. So far, I get the concept about who and whom 'cause I was messed up so long. Also, your exercises make me thinking in order to comprend other speeches.
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Thank you teacher
You're welcome, Ghita :)
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Thank you teacher. It was really helpful. As you said, we do not end a question with a preposition, then which of the following is correct: About whom are you talking? or Whom are you talking about? As watching your video, I came to know that the first one is correct; however, I have seen many people speaking the second way. Please clarify.
"About whom are you talking?" is the properly grammatical form. But nowadays _whom_ is falling out of use. So people say "Whom are you talking about?" or even "Who are you talking about?" - this is considered correct in modern English :)
I one hundred percent agree with you sir. We can end a question with a preposition in modern English. I feel that you are a blessed teacher. May God bless you to be a perfect English teacher. Thank you sir.
Thanks Mr. Ganesh
You made it clear that I can use WHO as easier any way, and also I knew a simple way to use whom, so I should return back to practice more exercises..
Thanks again
I finally got to understand the difference between who and whom! Thanks a lot. This was very helpful.
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That's great to hear, Santhosh! :)
Dear sir,
Really useful lesson sir and you gave a easy trick to understand. I think hereafter I can use these words at correct place and without hesitation
Thank you very much sir
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I really love how you teach, I am an English major but I get confused sometimes, especially the difference between "who and whom" Thank you very much, Sir! :)
for whom do you want to see? or Whom do you want to see?
Which one is correct for these two sentences? Secondly keep it up, I appreciated uh
No 'for'. "Whom do you want to see?" (formal) or "Who do you want to see?"
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who vs whom class is very nice. Iam taking all grammer notes in my seperate note book, once my daughter came from school, I will teach her with confidence .thanks a lot. please keep on teaching sir.
As an english student i was always worried about this but thanks to you things are more clear now! Thank you so Mr #ganesh
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Will you help rationalize the who/whom for the following:
Do you know the boy WHO just walked in? (Yes, I know HIM).
Is this be an exception to the rule?
Hi Christopher, it's not an exception at all. In that sentence, there are two clauses, which are basically, (1) The question - "Do you know the boy?" (2) The description of the boy - "The boy walked in" - here, notice that the boy is in the subject position. So you would say "He walked in" (NOT "Him walked in"). So, we need the subject pronoun 'who' :)
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s it correct to say, i am tarun , father of shiva, who is a student at your school.
or it should be as follows:
i am tarun, father of shiva who is a student at your school.
Hi Tarun, I would say that your second sentence is punctuated correctly.
Is it mean that i am introducing my son? Who is a student.
No, you are introducing yourself ("I am Tarun") as the father of someone ("Shiva, who is a...").
I mean ...is correct to say abt my son who is in school..
Yes, you could say it that way - it is grammatically correct. But a better way to say it would be, "My name is Tarun. My son, Shiva, goes to your school." Or "My name is Tarun. I am the father of Shiva who is a student at your school."
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That's great to hear! You're welcome :)
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Mr Ganesh WHO teaches English is on of my most favourite teachers.
Your explanation as to how to remember when to use who or whom was fantastic. Thank you so much.
Thanks a lot for the wonderful lessons. It is a great refresher and reference material for those who studied grammar a long time ago and forgot the rules. It is very helpful to teach kids using a visual reference.
One topic that has been troubling me is the usage by people "I could able to ...." and "I couldn't able to....." I feel it is incorrect, but am unable to explain the grammar rules behind what is wrong with this construct....
Can you throw some light on this Dear Sir?
Thanks in advance for your invaluable time and efforts. Keep up the good work.
Hi Victor, thank you for all the kind words. 'can able to' and 'could able to' are wrong because 'can/could' and 'able to' mean the same thing. Ex: "I could run a mile in 10 minutes when I was younger." = "I was able to run a mile in 10 minutes when I was younger." Saying both 'could' and 'able to' serves no purpose :)
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Thanks a bunch Ganesh. I feel so relieved after finally understanding the difference between these two.
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I enjoyed the lesson and I must say u are a great teacher, I scored 6 but thanks to u for throwing more light on who and whom.
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Thank you sir I got it now how to use who and whom really you are my English teacher and I am happy to get you as a teacher
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