Use relative pronouns: who and whom

Relative pronouns connect a clause to a noun/pronoun and give more information about it.
👉 Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that


🔹 Used as the subject of a clause.
🔹 Refers to people.
👉 Means “he/she/they.”

✅ Example:

  • The teacher who explains clearly is my favorite. 🍎
  • She is the girl who won the competition. 🏆

🔹 Used as the object of a verb or preposition.
🔹 Refers to people.
👉 Means “him/her/them.”

✅ Example:

  • The man whom we met yesterday is kind. 😊
  • To whom should I give this book? 📚

👉 If you can replace it with he/she/they, use WHO.
👉 If you can replace it with him/her/them, use WHOM.


❌ Wrong: The boy whom is playing outside is my friend.
✅ Correct: The boy who is playing outside is my friend. ⚽

❌ Wrong: She is the girl who I spoke to yesterday.
✅ Correct: She is the girl whom I spoke to yesterday. ☎️


Fill in the blanks with who or whom:

  1. The student ___ studies hard will succeed. 📖
  2. The teacher to ___ you were speaking is very kind. 🍎
  3. The players ___ won the match celebrated happily. 🏅
  4. The man ___ I saw at the park was my neighbor. 🌳

✨🌈 In short:

  • Who = subject (he/she/they) 🙋‍♀️
  • Whom = object (him/her/them) 🙋