Grammar: Is it "the young man whom I admire" or "the young man who I admire ?"?

Question

oops..the second ? was an accident!

Answer 1

"The young man" is the object of this sentence.
"I" is the subject.

Therefore, "whom" is correct; however, in casual language "who" or "that" would be acceptable.

Answer 2

The young man whom I admire.

Answer 3

If the YOUNG MAN were the subject, WHO would be correct, because who is acting in an appositive or nominative sense, restating the subject. BUT I don't see any way to end that sentence with "I admire" functioning as the clause's subject and verb. It would be "who" in these cases:

The young man who runs the store...
The young man who discovered the secret of life...
The young man who I am is appalled. (This only works because I/who and young man all refer to the same subject, which means it is in the nominative case.)


If "I" is the subject of the verb in the clause, whom should be used because the young man is the object of the verb.

1. The young man whom I admire is going to be a doctor.
This would also be correct:
2. I admire the young man who is going to be a doctor.

In the second sentence, "who" restates "young man"

Answer 4

The young man who I admire

Answer 5

according to an english teacher the correct way would be to say " the young man whom i admire"

Answer 6

it is" the young man whom I admire"

Answer 7

"It is the young man whom I admire."

It is the direct object of the verb "admire" , so it should be "whom".

Answer 8

It is the young man that I admire...I think. Or it can be the young man whom I admire. =) GOOD LUCK!

Answer 9

Whom...it's the direct object..I admire whom.

Answer 10

It's whom