Use of who, that and
which
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To start out, instead of looking
at the entire sentence to determine when to use who or whom, look
at the word grouping it is in.
EXAMPLE of putting two sentances
and thoughts together: He is most likely to fail. The YMCA will
select the representative.
Putting the two together the
sentence might read: The YMCA will select the representative who
is most likely to fail.
Who goes with subjective pronouns
such as he, she, we, and they, and whom goes with objective pronouns
such as him, her, us, and them. The key is that the decision must
be based on the original word group, not on the completed sentence.
Use who and whom for references
to human beings and to animals with a name. Usa that and which
for inanimate objects and animals without a name. Who is the word
when someone is the subject of a sentence, clause or phrase. Whom
is the word when someone is the object of a verb or preposition.
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