Subject or object and who/whom/that/which in an example sentence

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Hello,

What is the subject and object in the next sentence?

"Do you remember that girl from yesterday?"

I thought the subject (you) is not present in the actual sentence and that "that girl" is the object of the verb remember.

And If I wanted to provide a more elaborate description of the girl, would I have to use who instead of whom because that girl is the object of remember but NOT of the verb work?

"Do you remember that girl from yesterday who works in a laboratory?"

And is it grammatically correct to use that instead of who?

So "Do you remember that girl from yesterday that works in a laboratory?"

Thank you.

RandomGuy · Accepted Answer

PureJimiWhat is the subject and object in the next sentence?
"Do you remember that girl from yesterday?"

The subject is you. The object of remember is that girl from yesterday.

PureJimiAnd If I wanted to provide a more elaborate description of the girl, would I have to use who instead of whom because that girl is the object of remember but NOT of the verb work?
"Do you remember that girl from yesterday who works in a laboratory?"

The object is now the noun phrase that girl from yesterday who works in a laboratory. The function of the pronoun determines which case it may take, not the function of the noun phrase. Who is subject of the embedded relative clause, so it must be in the nominative.
Accusative whom is always (and only) possible when the pronoun is in object function, but only obligatory when it is object of a fronted preposition, as in the girl to whom / ~~to who~~ I was referring.

PureJimiAnd is it grammatically correct to use that instead of who?
So "Do you remember that girl from yesterday that works in a laboratory?"

Yes.

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