I wouldn't hesitate to use who even in serious writing simply because it is so common. From a strictly grammatical point of view, whom will please those who insist on the object form when the pronoun is an object. It is the object of the

Do/does/did is not used in questions 1. with forms of to be : Is he happy? Were they swimming? 2. with perfect and past perfect auxiliaries : Have you seen him? Had it already begun? 3. sometimes with have/has/had when the verb is in the

What am I missing here? You are missing the rule that governs these cases! The function of the antecedent in the main clause is irrelevant. Choose the case of the relative pronoun ( who / whom ) on the basis of its function in the subordinate

The fact that Jim smokes... The pipe that Jim smokes... The first is an example of a content clause or an appositive clause. It is not a relative clause. These structures consist of a noun like fact or belief followed by a clause introduced by

I understand that it should be "It was he" or "It is I" grammatically, but I thought everybody favoured 'him' or 'me' in those places. This can not be extrapolated to 'whom' then? Your analysis is

how and when the relative pronouns are the object and when they are the subject. who is a subject; whom is an object. There are several steps to learning how to use them. Let's start with the first. You've got to know a verb when you

i need help defining the difference between 'subjective relative pronouns' and 'objective relative pronouns' For example: subject 'The chef who won the competition studied in Paris' object 'This is

1 There is a part of me which/that is capable of ... BOTH THAT and WHICH Yes. 2 He's someone that/whom you like. BOTH THAT and WHOM or Leave it out Yes. 3 He's someone that/whom likes you. BOTH Only that. Whom isn't possible since

The object of a preposition requires objective case, so whom is required in your sentence. Where is it not required (except very formally) is when the pronoun and the preposition are well-separated, as here: They have a daughter who/whom I have

1. Would "Who are they asking? or Whom are they asking?" be correct?-- The first is informally acceptable; the second is formally correct. 2. It is he who wants to read the book. And where can I find rules?-- The 'rules' are broken all the time.