Relative pronouns: who/whom

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hanuman_2000

#48009 Wed, 29 Sep 04 02:29 PM

Sir,

The person whom I admire most.

or

The person Who I admire most.

Which one is correct.

Thanks.

hanuman_2000

Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004

INDIA

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Nouns, Pronouns, Relative pronouns, Whom

matthewg

#48017 Wed, 29 Sep 04 02:52 PM

According to Don McLean, there's no need for either who or whom:

"...the three men I admire most..."

Here is a quick answer by CalifJim, in this post:

Quick answer: It is appropriate to use "whom" in formal writing after these words (prepositions):

to, from, with, without, among, for, in, by, on, ... (and all other prepositions)

There are other cases when "whom" is appropriate, but that means a very long answer. See the links suggested for more details.

Here are some posts you might find helpful:

When to use Who vs. Whom
Examples of who & whom

matthewg

Joined on Mon, Sep 6 2004

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Prepositions, Whom

miriam

#48021 Wed, 29 Sep 04 03:01 PM

Hello, Hanuman Smile [:)]

"The person whom I admire" is the grammatically correct form.
Also correct is the same structure without the relative pronoun: "The person I admire".

By the way, the subject of your thread is "verb", but your question is about pronouns (relative pronouns): "who" and "whom".

If you'd like to have a more detailed explanation of the use of "who" and "whom", you can have a look at this thread.

Hope it helps.

Miriam