I have here a text where I am reading two phrases:
1. She is an author WHON the literacy world holds in awe.
2. He is a researcher WHO represents intellectual integrity.
Why WHON and WHO?
2006-12-07 22:02:49 · 4 answers · asked by Escatopholes 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Strictly speaking, it is correct to use who as the subject of a verb and whom as the object, e.g. 'Who saw you?' but 'Whom did you see?' It is also strictly right to use whom after a preposition, as in 'To whom were you talking just now?' In practice, few people follow this rule; most use who all the time, and a sentence like 'To whom were you talking?' can sound too formal.
2006-12-07 22:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the grammar in #1 whom is the object 'holds:' the literacy world holds ( she = her) in awe. And, in #2 'he represents intellectual integrity' both he and who the same person in the nominative case (subject). So you see if you use who or whom depends on the syntax and the nature of the word you've replaced by it as an element of the sentence. subject you use who and object you then use whom.
2006-12-08 10:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by madchriscross 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Whon' isn't a word, 'whom' is. The difference between 'who' and 'whom' is that 'who' is subjective and 'whom' is objective.
2006-12-08 07:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by JC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fug knows.. i'll ask him
2006-12-08 06:11:06 · answer #4 · answered by uk_duggy_uk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋