Who vs. Whom

After talking with a number of my friends, I learned that one of a bothersome grammar rule is when are you suppose to use who or whom. Here’s how you can figure it out.

Initially it appears simple to distinguish between the use of who and whom for the majority of people. Among many of my peers however, it is difficult to truly know when which is correct. Many young adults know that who and whoever are subjective while whom and whomever are objective.

Who is that masked man? (subject)
The men, four of whom are ill, were indicted for fraud. (object)

Unfortunately sentences aren’t always this simple and when who isn’t the main subject of the sentence it can confuse people.

It was Stacy, I think, who borrowed the car.

The proper pronoun is still who not whom. If you think about it, Stacy could be substituted for who in the sentence and would still make since.

Replacing the relative pronoun with either the personal pronoun he/him or she/her is a method of determining whether or not to use who or whom.

Michael is the man whom I went fishing with last spring. (I went fishing with him.)
Jessie is the girl who got the job. (She got the job.)