tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988814891958891888.post4739871510260742733..comments2023-09-30T11:29:35.897-04:00Comments on The Grammar Scribe: Who/WhomGrammarScribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523964243922354453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988814891958891888.post-18117342409099631912008-05-11T19:32:00.000-04:002008-05-11T19:32:00.000-04:00Hi Elizabeth,Who/whom can be really tricky, and I'...Hi Elizabeth,<BR/><BR/>Who/whom can be really tricky, and I'll admit that I didn't fully understand it until I became an editor.<BR/><BR/>Basically, all you need to remember is that "who" is always used as the subject of a sentence (someone who does something), and "whom" is the object (the person things are done to).<BR/><BR/>For me, it helps if I recast the sentence:<BR/><BR/>"Whom do you want to see?"<BR/>"I want to see HER."<BR/><BR/>Her=objective pronoun, so "whom" is correct.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the add; I'll do likewise. :)GrammarScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523964243922354453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988814891958891888.post-25997992180489269282008-05-11T19:21:00.000-04:002008-05-11T19:21:00.000-04:00Hey Angela,I tried this test too. I completely ta...Hey Angela,<BR/><BR/>I tried this test too. I completely tanked! The appropriate usage of who/whom is one of my biggest failings. (hangng head and sighing deeply with shame).<BR/><BR/>By the way, I added your blog to my blog roll.Elizabeth Obsesseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977991343843911526noreply@blogger.com