Use relative pronouns: who and whom

Key Notes:

✨ Use Relative Pronouns – Who & Whom ✨

👩‍🏫 Relative pronouns are words that connect a clause (extra information) to a noun. Two important ones are who and whom.

WHO 👤

👉 Used as the subject of a clause (the one doing the action).

✅ Example:

• The girl who won the race 🏆 is my friend.
• (Here, who = the one doing the action → winning)

💡 Tip: If you can replace it with he/she/they, use who.

WHOM 👥

👉 Used as the object of a clause (the one receiving the action).

✅ Example:

• The boy whom we met yesterday 🤝 is very kind.
• (Here, whom = the one receiving the action → met)

💡 Tip: If you can replace it with him/her/them, use whom.

Quick Trick 🎯

• Who = He/She/They (subject → does the action)
• Whom = Him/Her/Them (object → receives the action)

👉 Example:

• She is the teacher who helps us. 👩‍🏫
• He is the teacher whom we respect. 🙏

Practice Sentences ✍️

Fill in the blanks with who or whom:

• The student ___ answered the question got full marks. ✅
• The person to ___ you spoke is my uncle. 👨
• The actor ___ plays the hero is very talented. 🎭
• The lady ___ I invited is coming today. 🎉

🌟 Remember 🌟

• Use who when the person is doing something.
• Use whom when the person is the receiver of something.

Let’s practice!