Who, Whose, Whom: Simple Animated Guide

Welcome to our lesson on the subject pronoun 'who'!'Who' is used when we're talking about the subject of a sentence - the person performing an action.Let's look at our first example: 'Who wrote this letter?' Here, we're asking about the person performing the action of writing.When we answer with 'He wrote the letter,' we can see that 'who' refers to the subject - the person doing the writing.In our next example, 'The person who called me was Jane,' 'who' again refers to the person performing the action - Jane, who made the call.Let's look at some simple subject-verb patterns using 'who.'In each of these examples, 'who' is followed by a verb, asking about the person performing that action.Here's a helpful tip: If you can replace the word with 'he' or 'she' in the answer, you should use 'who' in the question.The word 'whose' shows possession or ownership.Let's compare 'whose' with other possessive forms.Here's another example using 'whose' in a longer sentence.Let's look at some common mistakes people make with 'whose' versus 'who's'.'Who's' is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has', while 'whose' shows possession.Remember, if you're showing ownership, always use 'whose'.Let's practice with some examples. Try to choose between 'whose' and 'who's'.Now let's explore when to use 'whom' - the object pronoun.To understand 'whom', we need to compare how it differs from 'who' in sentences.On the left, we see examples using 'who' as the subject - the person doing the action.On the right, we see 'whom' used as the object - the person receiving the action.Here's a helpful tip: if you can replace the word with 'him' or 'her', use 'whom'.Let's look at how 'whom' fits into sentence structure.Here are some practical examples of correct 'whom' usage in everyday sentences.Let's review what we've learned about using 'whom' correctly.Thanks for mastering the use of 'whom' with Spark.E!