Difference between who and whom

[Vivek]

Test No. errors/elem-2 "Be careful", question 10

Sometimes you get too much of news every day on television.

(a) Sometimes
(b) much of news
(c) on

Test No. errors/elem-2 "Be careful", answer 10

Sometimes you get too much news every day on television.

Correct entry: much news
The error was: (b) much of news

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
Sometimes you get too much of news every day on television.
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Hi,

Can you tell me whats the difference in use of 'Who' and 'Whom'?

Thanks

[Alan]

Hi,

Who is subject and whom is object. That's the main difference. Look at these two sentences.

She is the singer who (subject) works with that group.

She is the singer whom (object) I (subject) I saw on tv.

In the second sentence you can leave out whom and it still makes sense. You will find that whom is more frequently used after prepositions as in: The people for whom I work/That's the person to whom you give the ticket ...

If you go to the esl lessons heading on this site you will find some information and a story I have written on the relative pronoun, which you may find useful.

Alan
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[Vivek]

Hi Alan,

Thank you.Now I am able to undersand.ESL lessons are very very useful.

[Sevide]

Hi,
I just cannot understand sometimes and everyday used in the same sentence as:
Sometimes you get too much news every day on television
thanks

[Dinanrodrig]

Is "many news" completely incorrect?

[Kitosdad]

Yes.
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Keep it simple ... Keep it interesting.

[Alan]

Hi Dinanrodrig,

If you want to express the idea of plural with 'news', you can say: Many pieces/items of news.'

Alan
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