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this is getting boring we need to find
the shield of disappointment Harry yeah
I hope we find it soon yeah me too
I heard it’s really good and I’m very
excited Shh keep your voice down
you know who might hear us actually it’s
you know whom no it’s not wait is it you
know whom you know who honestly no one
cares no one cares this is why Noah
wants to go on adventures with us this
you
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when is it who and when is it whom also
in 2018 who even uses whom really whom
uses whom it’s a who or whom remember to
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okay before we specifically look at who
and whom you need to know one very
important thing look at this sentence
in this sentence this is called the
subject the subject does the action in
this case love her that’s the object now
the object of a sentence receives the
action so she receives the love so
subject does the action object receives
the action super easy right hmm yeah and
you’ll notice whether it’s a subject
pronoun or an object pronoun it has a
different form for example let’s reverse
this
so the feminine she is a subject pronoun
and the feminine her is the object
pronoun and the masculine he that’s a
subject and the masculine him is the
object pronoun who and whom work the
same way who and whom they’re both
pronouns who is a subject pronoun whom
so this question is it who loves me or
whom loves me what do you think
you see it’s actually super easy we want
to know who does the action so we need
who not whom we can test this by looking
at the answer she loves me
if the answer is a subject pronoun then
you need who because who is the subject
pronoun whom is the object pronoun that
how do we use it
okay this question who do you love or
should it be whom do you love
well we know that he is doing the action
so he’s the subject right we want to
know who receives this action so
actually that should be whom who do you
love that’s how we use it it’s that
simple so why is it so confusing well
it’s because you would never hear this
question in real life that’s why and the
reason is that whom it’s becoming
old-fashioned we don’t use it really
anymore it’s much more common to hear
who do you love not whom basically
basically who is replacing whom in all
situations in formal writing yes when
it’s appropriate when you need the
object pronoun sure use whom but in all
cases who is slowly replacing whom
another example
who did you invite we want to know who
received the invitation so actually that
again is the object pronoun but again
you’re not going to hear whom did you
invite to the party in regular speech no
who did you invite that’s much more
common that’s what you’ll hear and I
recommend that that is what you say now
of course there are annoying people who
will always correct who to whom in
conversation it sounds annoying and it’s
rude
let whom die with one exception two
exceptions
I mentioned formal writing yes that’s
who are you talking to we already know
that this one that’s an object pronoun
so in theory should be whom are you
talking to that doesn’t sound good
oh I know it’s because you never end a
sentence with a preposition let’s change
that to whom are you talking that why it
sounds very old-fashioned and very
formal if someone said that in
conversation to whom am I talking what
century do you live in oh I’m sorry
in which century do you live so this
might be grammatically correct but it’s
still just however honestly after a
preposition that’s when you’re most
likely to hear a whom and when it’s more
acceptable for you to say whom because
it just it flows better okay but what
about in a sentence where who or whom
works as a relative pronoun what the
hell is a relative pronoun don’t worry
I’ll explain
okay if I steal money from my friend
my friend very shocked we’ll say two
things
Ali is the guy who stole my money or Ali
who I’ve known for ages stole my money
one of these is whom and one of these is
who but which one Ali is the guy who
stole my money this it’s all the subject
he stole my money
so because it’s still the subject it’s
still who this one however we’re adding
more information in this relative clause
here who I’ve known for ages would we
say I’ve known he or I’ve known him do
we need the subjects or object pronoun
of course we need the object pronoun so
it would be I’ve known him for ages so
this should be Ali whom I’ve known for
ages stole my money of course I would
never do that
I would only steal your heart I’m not
proud of that one okay if you still
really want to use whom and remember in
formal writing I would recommend you do
still use it at the moment it’s still
good here’s a test to see if you’ve
learned it properly the guy comes home
to his girlfriend with a kiss mark on
should it be who kissed you or whom
kissed you what do you think how does
the sentence make sense should we say
she kissed you or her kissed you
well her that’s an object pronoun and
that doesn’t sound good
she kissed you that makes sense
she is the subject pronoun so we need
who or whom did you buy this pizza for
what would he answer I love you I bought
it for you for you we wanted to know
this information and this is an object
pronoun that’s what we wanted to know so
the question is whom not who and yes of
course we can say for whom did you buy
so this is where it can get confusing in
a passive sentence who was invited or
should it be whom was invited again it’s
actually very easy think about the
answer they were invited they is a
subject pronoun so who was invited
remember if you’re not sure think about
the answer is that a subject or an
object then you’ll know if you need who
or whom
so in conclusion who and whom both
pronouns who is the subject pronoun whom
is the object pronoun whom is dying out
and who is replacing whom in most
situations personally I don’t really use
whom only in formal writing when I’m
trying to be formal or after a
preposition in a sentence in spoken
English if I’m trying to sound formal or
more intelligent but honestly it’s a
dying word you don’t worry about it and
certainly don’t correct someone who used
who when grammatically they should have
used whom it’s annoying don’t be that
person
so try making your own sentences using
who and whom in the comments I’ll give
the best comments a heart and as always
remember to like and subscribe share the
video with your friends and follow me on
social media on Twitter Instagram and
Facebook at Pappa teach me again if you
want to support these videos you can
sign up to my patreon page and receive
regular PDF worksheets so you can really
improve your English see you in the next
[Music] you
this is getting boring we need to find
the shield of disappointment Harry yeah
I hope we find it soon yeah me too
I heard it’s really good and I’m very
excited Shh keep your voice down
you know who might hear us actually it’s
you know whom no it’s not wait is it you
know whom you know who honestly no one
cares no one cares this is why Noah
wants to go on adventures with us this
you
[Music]
when is it who and when is it whom also
in 2018 who even uses whom really whom
uses whom it’s a who or whom remember to
follow me on Instagram Twitter and
Facebook at Papa teach me or if you want
to support the channel and help me make
more videos you can do so by joining my
patreon page where you will get regular
PDF worksheets to improve your English
okay before we specifically look at who
and whom you need to know one very
important thing look at this sentence
in this sentence this is called the
subject the subject does the action in
this case love her that’s the object now
the object of a sentence receives the
action so she receives the love so
subject does the action object receives
the action super easy right hmm yeah and
you’ll notice whether it’s a subject
pronoun or an object pronoun it has a
different form for example let’s reverse
this
so the feminine she is a subject pronoun
and the feminine her is the object
pronoun and the masculine he that’s a
subject and the masculine him is the
object pronoun who and whom work the
same way who and whom they’re both
pronouns who is a subject pronoun whom
so this question is it who loves me or
whom loves me what do you think
you see it’s actually super easy we want
to know who does the action so we need
who not whom we can test this by looking
at the answer she loves me
if the answer is a subject pronoun then
you need who because who is the subject
pronoun whom is the object pronoun that
how do we use it
okay this question who do you love or
should it be whom do you love
well we know that he is doing the action
so he’s the subject right we want to
know who receives this action so
actually that should be whom who do you
love that’s how we use it it’s that
simple so why is it so confusing well
it’s because you would never hear this
question in real life that’s why and the
reason is that whom it’s becoming
old-fashioned we don’t use it really
anymore it’s much more common to hear
who do you love not whom basically
basically who is replacing whom in all
situations in formal writing yes when
it’s appropriate when you need the
object pronoun sure use whom but in all
cases who is slowly replacing whom
another example
who did you invite we want to know who
received the invitation so actually that
again is the object pronoun but again
you’re not going to hear whom did you
invite to the party in regular speech no
who did you invite that’s much more
common that’s what you’ll hear and I
recommend that that is what you say now
of course there are annoying people who
will always correct who to whom in
conversation it sounds annoying and it’s
rude
let whom die with one exception two
exceptions
I mentioned formal writing yes that’s
who are you talking to we already know
that this one that’s an object pronoun
so in theory should be whom are you
talking to that doesn’t sound good
oh I know it’s because you never end a
sentence with a preposition let’s change
that to whom are you talking that why it
sounds very old-fashioned and very
formal if someone said that in
conversation to whom am I talking what
century do you live in oh I’m sorry
in which century do you live so this
might be grammatically correct but it’s
still just however honestly after a
preposition that’s when you’re most
likely to hear a whom and when it’s more
acceptable for you to say whom because
it just it flows better okay but what
about in a sentence where who or whom
works as a relative pronoun what the
hell is a relative pronoun don’t worry
I’ll explain
okay if I steal money from my friend
my friend very shocked we’ll say two
things
Ali is the guy who stole my money or Ali
who I’ve known for ages stole my money
one of these is whom and one of these is
who but which one Ali is the guy who
stole my money this it’s all the subject
he stole my money
so because it’s still the subject it’s
still who this one however we’re adding
more information in this relative clause
here who I’ve known for ages would we
say I’ve known he or I’ve known him do
we need the subjects or object pronoun
of course we need the object pronoun so
it would be I’ve known him for ages so
this should be Ali whom I’ve known for
ages stole my money of course I would
never do that
I would only steal your heart I’m not
proud of that one okay if you still
really want to use whom and remember in
formal writing I would recommend you do
still use it at the moment it’s still
good here’s a test to see if you’ve
learned it properly the guy comes home
to his girlfriend with a kiss mark on
should it be who kissed you or whom
kissed you what do you think how does
the sentence make sense should we say
she kissed you or her kissed you
well her that’s an object pronoun and
that doesn’t sound good
she kissed you that makes sense
she is the subject pronoun so we need
who or whom did you buy this pizza for
what would he answer I love you I bought
it for you for you we wanted to know
this information and this is an object
pronoun that’s what we wanted to know so
the question is whom not who and yes of
course we can say for whom did you buy
so this is where it can get confusing in
a passive sentence who was invited or
should it be whom was invited again it’s
actually very easy think about the
answer they were invited they is a
subject pronoun so who was invited
remember if you’re not sure think about
the answer is that a subject or an
object then you’ll know if you need who
or whom
so in conclusion who and whom both
pronouns who is the subject pronoun whom
is the object pronoun whom is dying out
and who is replacing whom in most
situations personally I don’t really use
whom only in formal writing when I’m
trying to be formal or after a
preposition in a sentence in spoken
English if I’m trying to sound formal or
more intelligent but honestly it’s a
dying word you don’t worry about it and
certainly don’t correct someone who used
who when grammatically they should have
used whom it’s annoying don’t be that
person
so try making your own sentences using
who and whom in the comments I’ll give
the best comments a heart and as always
remember to like and subscribe share the
video with your friends and follow me on
social media on Twitter Instagram and
Facebook at Pappa teach me again if you
want to support these videos you can
sign up to my patreon page and receive
regular PDF worksheets so you can really
improve your English see you in the next
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