3. WHO VS. WHOM
The words who and whom are both pronouns.
Use who when you are referring to the subject
of a clause
Use whom when you are referring to the object
of a clause.
4. WHO VS. WHOM
The subject of the sentence is the person doing the
action .
I love you!
I am doing something, I am loving!
The object of the sentence is receiving the action or
having something done to them.
I love you!
You is the object. You are the object of my affection,
you are receiving my love.
I love You!
Subject Verb Object
5. BE CAREFUL!!!
The majority of native English speakers do not know
the proper usage of whom. In fact, you will rarely
hear people say whom. If you simply use who, no
one is going to correct you or think that you speak
improper English. You may have a writing teacher
that wants you to use whom, but check with them
first!
6. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WITH OBJECT
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Object relative pronouns: that, who, whom, which,
that
In some adjective clauses, the relative pronoun
is the subject of the clause.
The person who comes for dinner should bring a gift.
[who= subject because he or she is the performer of
the action]
7. • The friend who sent me flowers lives in Paris.
Who is the subject of the clause?
Identify the adjective clause
8. IN OTHER ADJECTIVE CLAUSES, THE
RELATIVE PRONOUN IS THE OBJECT OF THE
CLAUSE.
The person who [or whom] you invite should
bring a gift.
[who (or whom)= object because he or she is the
receiver of the action]
She is the woman who Peter invited to the party.
Identify the adjective clause?
9. WHEN THE RELATIVE PRONOUN IS THE
OBJECT OF THE CLAUSE, IT MAY OMITTED.
The book that you bought gives great
information about holidays.
OR
The book you bought gives great information
about holidays.
10. WHEN THE RELATIVE PRONOUN IS THE
SUBJECT OF THE CLAUSE, IT MAY NOT BE
OMITTED.
The author who wrote that book did a great job.
NOT The author wrote that book did a great job.
11. The friend who sent me flowers lives in Paris.
If who is the subject of the clause, can I omit it?
She is the woman who Peter invited to the party.
When who is the object of the clause, can I omit
it?
