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Df2006 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Who or whom?

Dear friends

Which is correct and why?

My aunt is whom I like best of all the relatives.

or

My aunt is who I like best of all the relatives.

Thanks a lot.
  

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you can use Who for both objects and subjects, but Whom is only used for objects > My aunt is who loves me the most. Correct My aunt is whom loves me the most. Incorrect My aunt is who I love the most.

— Ugly Angel

  • you can use Who for both objects and subjects, but Whom is only used for objects > My aunt is who loves me the most.
  • Correct My aunt is whom loves me the most.
  • Incorrect My aunt is who I love the most.
  • Correct My aunt is whom I love the most.
  • Correct
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you can use Who for both objects and subjects, but Whom is only used for objects >

My aunt is who loves me the most. Correct

My aunt is whom loves me the most. Incorrect

My aunt is who I love the most. Correct

My aunt is whom I love the most. Correct
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Many thanks for your reply.
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Df2006Which is correct and why?
My aunt is whom I like best of all the relatives.
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My aunt is who I like best of all the relatives.
These are not correct. You need the one.

My aunt is the one (whom) I like best of all [the / my] relatives.

In everyday conversation, most speakers leave out the pronoun entir
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