Which vs. who

[Iosiff]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Relative Pronouns", question 9

The person in the house next to mine knows someone ......... met the Queen.

(a) who
(b) whom
(c) which

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Relative Pronouns", answer 9

The person in the house next to mine knows someone who met the Queen.

Correct answer: (a) who

Your answer was: incorrect
The person in the house next to mine knows someone which met the Queen.
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how about "which"

Iosiff

[Alan]

Hi Iosiff,

Which would be used for things/inanimate objects and not people.

Alan
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[Lisa_Mard]

hi , can you explain to me the different among who, whose, and whom??

I still confuse when will i use one of them

[Zakiah1978]

Hi teacher,
what the different between who and whom? i am confused too.
thanks for you kindness.

[Yassin]

hi
im not a teacher but i think i can answer your question : we simply use who for people and which for non people.
bye

[Cisco795]

correct sentence:
The person in the house next to mine knows someone who met the Queen.

Correct answer: (a) who

Your answer was: incorrect
your sentence:
The person in the house next to mine knows someone whom met the Queen.

Translate sentence or define "who"

Please help here!
"The person in the house next to mine knows someone ......... met the Queen".

My personal thinking led me in the following direction:
1.- There are three subjects involved in the sentence:
a.- "The person in the house" (he)
b.- "Knows someone" (?)
c.- "The Queen"

"a" knows" be: He knows him, therefore, I used "whom". "Him" met "The Queen".

Please correct my approach in this exercise as needed, I thank you in advance.

God bless.
Cisco.
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[Esl_Expert]

Hello Cisco,

There is one thing you left out of your considerations, and that is the fact that "who" is the subject of the clause "who met the Queen".

You are correct in your thinking that the word "someone" is an object in the first clause, however the fact that "who" is the subject of the second clause takes priority over the fact that the word "who" refers back to a word that is an object.

[Dongtien]

So,I think "whom" can be use in below example: Is The Queen meet whom?
Please send me the examples that to differentiate between "Who, Whom,Whose".

[Odara]

I still have the same doubt of Lisa. I'll check in my grammar book.

[The Proudest Grandfather]

Dear Alan and / or other coaches / members,

I am confused with the use of who and whom in this case.

I know that "who" nowadays is used for subject- and object-reference,on the other hand "whom" is only used to refer to object-reference and considered old-fashioned.

Am I correct in the previous?

In the sentence "... knows someone WHO knows the Queen.", who does it refer to a subject or an object?

Thank you in advance for your help.

[Mister Micawber]

I know that "who" nowadays is used for subject- and object-reference,on the other hand "whom" is only used to refer to object-reference and considered old-fashioned. Am I correct in the previous?-- Not quite. 'Who' is used nowadays as an object in informal constructions, but 'whom' is still very much in demand for formal situations.

In the sentence "... knows someone WHO knows the Queen.", who does it refer to a subject or an object?-- 'Who' is the subject of 'knows'.
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[Alan]

Hi,

I wouldn't say that the use of 'whom' is old fashioned. It is the object relative pronoun and is still in business. You may not hear the 'm' in 'whom' in conversation when it isn't stressed but it is usually quite clear when in a stressed position after a preposition as in: to whom, from whom and so on. In your sentence 'who' refers to 'someone' which is the object of the first 'knows' and 'someone' is also the subject the second 'knows'.

Alan
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[The Proudest Grandfather]

Mister Micawber and Alan thank you very much for your explanation, now it is clear to me.

Regards from Mexico

[Steelnlace]

Relative Pronouns ( Who, Whom, Whose, Which & That )

We use Who as a subject ( person ) of a sentence. e.g - It was Richard who gave Melissa the beautiful roses
We use Whom as an object ( person ) of a sentence. e.g - It was Mellisa whom Richard gave the beautiful roses.
We use Whose for possession ( people or animals). e.g - It was Richard whose car was stolen.
e.g - I have a cat whose eyes are blue.
We use which as a subject or an object for things. e.g - I have got a BMW which has a Sony stereo. ( subject )

e.g - The BMW which the police found in the wood was mine. ( object )
We use That as a subject or an object for people and things. e.g - This is the man that stole my BMW ( subject )
The man that the police arrested is a car thief. ( object )
The BMW that has a Sony stereo is mine. ( subject )
The BMW that was stolen is Richard's . ( object )

[Niaz1]

i know whom uses for the formal sentence and who uses for informal sentence but can you please bring some example here from both of them?
appreciate about that