sábado, 20 de febrero de 2016

'Who, whom and whose'

Hello, human beings! Here are the differences between who, whom and whose, plus an extra. I hope you guys enjoy your weekend. 

Who, whom and whose


  • "Who" is a Subject Pronoun

    "Who" is a subject pronoun like "he," "she" and "we". We use         "who" to ask which person does an action or which person is a       certain way.
    Examples:
    - Who made the birthday cake?
    - Who is in the kitchen?
    - Who is going to do the dishes?

  • "Whom" is an Object Pronoun

    "Whom" is an object pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use       "whom" to ask which person receives an action.
    Examples:
    - Whom are you going to invite?
    - Whom did he blame for the accident?
    - Whom did he hire to do the job?

  • "Whose" is a Possessive Pronoun

    "Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We     use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to.
    Examples:
    - Whose camera is this?
    - Whose dog is barking outside?
    - Whose cell phone keeps ringing?

EXTRA: "Whom" Less Common

The form "whom" is becoming less and less common in English. Many native English speakers think "whom" sounds outdated or strange. This trend is particularly common in the United States. Especially when combined with prepositions, most people prefer to use "who" as the object pronoun. To most native English speakers, the examples below sound quite natural.
Examples:
    - Who did you come to the party with?
    - I don't know who he gave the book to.



P.S. here is a picture of my dog looking through the window while I was searching for some info for this post.  
Meow,

Scarlet.

1 comentario:

  1. Excellent Scarlet, that extra information you gave us is really interesting and useful. I hope you use it in class.
    P.S. That´s a really cool pic you took there, got yourself a talent, maybe you should go pro on it. Grade:A

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