When Use Whose and Whom?
Who Whom Whose the Subject Does the Action: He Likes Football. .. . the Object Receives the Action: .. . Possessives Tell Us the Person Something Belongs to...
- The subject does the action: He likes football. ...
- The object receives the action: ...
- Possessives tell us the person something belongs to: ...
- 'Who' is a subject pronoun like 'he', 'she' and 'they'. ...
- 'Whom' is an object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us'. ...
- 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun like 'his', and 'our'.
How do you use Whose and whom?
When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”' or “'she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.
WHEN TO USE whose who's and whom?
While “who's” comes from “who”, “whose” is related to “whom.” Whose is a possessive pronoun that you used in questions where you're asking about who owns something. For instance, “Whose puppy is this?” is another way of saying, “To whom does this puppy belong?”
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