In this episode, Linda takes a look at the differences between “who” and “whom”. Enjoy the episode! <br /> <br />Linda is a German/American ITTT alumna, teaching English in South Korea. <br /> <br />Be sure to like and share this video if you find it helpful. <br /> <br />This is another set of words that are easily confused by people. <br /> <br />Let’s break it down: <br /> <br />WHO is used to refer to the subject of the sentence. <br /> <br />WHOM on the other hand refers to the object. <br /> <br />The usage of this pair the same as ‘he’ and ‘him’. <br /> <br />Therefore, there is a very easy trick to figure out which word is correct. <br /> <br />_______ did this? → would you use ‘he’ or ‘him’? Yes, he. So if he is correct, so is WHO. Who did this? He did. <br /> <br />What about this one? ____ should I invite? Which one is correct: Should I invite he? Or Should I invite him? <br /> <br />Him is correct and therefore so is whom. Whom should I invite? <br /> <br />Also keep in mind that you do not use ‘that’ to refer to people. Therefore: <br /> <br />He was the only person that came. IS INCORRECT! <br /> <br />He was the only person who came. IS CORRECT. <br /> <br />Next time, try to use the "he or him" trick to find the correct answer to the who/whom question. <br /> <br />That’s it for today. See you next time.
