E- Z.4 Identify and correct pronoun errors with ‘who’

Identify and correct pronoun errors with ‘who’

Key notes:

‘Who’ is a pronoun used to refer to people, specifically as the subject of a sentence or clause. It is often used to ask questions or introduce relative clauses.
Examples:
Who is calling?
The person who won the race is my friend.

‘Who’ is always used as the subject of a verb, meaning it performs the action in the sentence.
Examples:
Who called you?
The student who answered the question was correct.
Common Error: Using ‘who’ where an object pronoun (like ‘whom’) should be used.
Incorrect: The teacher asked who the message was for.
Correct: The teacher asked whom the message was for.

Use ‘who’ when the pronoun is the subject of a verb (the person doing the action).
Example: Who is going to the party?
(Here, ‘who’ is the subject of the verb ‘is going’).
Use ‘whom’ when the pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition (the person receiving the action).
Example: Whom did you call?
(Here, ‘whom’ is the object of the verb ‘call’).
Tip: To decide whether to use ‘who’ or ‘whom’, try substituting the sentence with he/she or him/her:
If he/she fits, use who.
If him/her fits, use whom.
Example:
- He called me. → Who called me?
- You called him. → Whom did you call?

‘Who’ is also used to introduce relative clauses that give more information about a person.
Examples:
The girl who sings well is joining the choir.
The teacher who helped me was very kind.
Common Error: Confusing ‘who’ and ‘that’ in relative clauses.
Incorrect: The boy that is talking is my friend.
Correct: The boy who is talking is my friend.

Misplacing ‘Who’ as an Object Pronoun:
Incorrect: The coach asked who the players were passing the ball to.
Corrected: The coach asked whom the players were passing the ball to.
Using ‘Who’ Incorrectly in Questions:
Incorrect: Whom is coming to the party?
Corrected: Who is coming to the party? (Here, ‘who’ is the subject of the sentence.)

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