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Grammar
Who vs whom
I'm trying to entitle a section of narrative correctly. The document describes our firm
of manufacturing representatives. Is "Whom we represent" or "Who we represent"
correct?
Thank you in advance.
of manufacturing representatives. Is "Whom we represent" or "Who we represent"
correct?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
"Whom" is correct. It's the object of represent, so it takes the objective case. "We" are doing the representing, so we're the subject, They (whom) are being represented, so they're the object.
- "Whom" is correct.
- It's the object of represent, so it takes the objective case.
- "We" are doing the representing, so we're the subject, They (whom) are being represented, so they're the object.
- " Cheers John
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"Whom" is correct. It's the object of represent, so it takes the objective case. "We" are doing the representing, so we're the subject, They (whom) are being represented, so they're the object.
You can turn it around to see the structure:
"We [subject] represent [verb] whom [object]."
Cheers
John
You can turn it around to see the structure:
"We [subject] represent [verb] whom [object]."
Cheers
John
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