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by confuse mind » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:24 pm
Can someone please help me understand the rules governing the usage of who vs whom as relative pronoun.

I get confused in this a lot!

Further, some grammar books say that at places 'whom' usage is very formal and thus who is used instead. I don't know what is the GMAT's take on this?
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by sam2304 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:43 pm
Use 'who' to refer to a subject of a sentence.

Use 'whom' to refer to a an object of a sentence.

If you are still confused - Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct.

E.g - Who/Whom started this thread ? - He, so use 'who'

By who/whom was this thread started - Him, so use 'whom'

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by confuse mind » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:51 pm
sam2304 wrote:Use 'who' to refer to a subject of a sentence.

Use 'whom' to refer to a an object of a sentence.

If you are still confused - Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct.

E.g - Who/Whom started this thread ? - He, so use 'who'

By who/whom was this thread started - Him, so use 'whom'

Hope this helps !!

I wanted to know the usage of who/whom as 'relative pronoun'
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by sam2304 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:23 pm
The examples may be interrogative but the same rule applies when 'who/whom' act as relative pronoun in both restrictive and non restrictive clauses.
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