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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Who vs. Whom

Which is correct for the following sentence and how can I tell for future reference?

Who/Whom shall you choose as captain?
  

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Whom: formal contexts Who: informal ones Also, use "would," not "shall/will," if you want to be polite. query=%22whom+would+you+choose%22+&srchst=nyt

— Marius Hancu

  • Whom: formal contexts Who: informal ones Also, use "would," not "shall/will," if you want to be polite.
  • query=%22whom+would+you+choose%22+&srchst=nyt
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Whom: formal contexts
Who: informal ones

Also, use "would," not "shall/will," if you want to be polite. See these examples at the New York Times:

http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22whom+would+you+choose%22+&srchst=nyt
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AnonymousWhich is correct for the following sentence and how can I tell for future reference?

Who/Whom shall you choose as captain?

'Whom shall you choose as captain?' is correct.

Nowadays, the rule is not strictly followed so that 'Who shall you choose as captain?' is also correct.
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I agree about who/whom, but I don't like "shall" in the second person. I'd say "will" (if the choice is really going to be made) or "would" (more for an opinion).
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