Who or whom
The day might come when im not by your side so you’d better have some friends whom/who you trust.
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You trust [them]. ~ [whom] [They] trust you. ~ [who] When the antecedent is an object, you need "whom", and when it is a subject, you need "who".
- You trust [them].
- ~ [whom] [They] trust you.
- ~ [who] When the antecedent is an object, you need "whom", and when it is a subject, you need "who".
- Now fill in the gap: The day might come when I'm not by your side, so you’d better have some friends ........
- you can trust.
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You trust [them]. ~ [whom]
[They] trust you. ~ [who]
When the antecedent is an object, you need "whom", and when it is a subject, you need "who".
Now fill in the gap:
The day might come when I'm not by your side, so you’d better have some friends ........ you can trust.
However, "who" is nowadays used both for the objective and subjective cas
0anonymousThe day might come when I'm not by your side,so you’d better have some friends whom/who you trust.
The correct form for pedants and old codgers like me is 'whom'
Many speakers of BrE would have no problem with 'who', especially in speech.
Many would simply not use a relative pronoun at all.
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