Using WHO, WHOM, WHOSE and Example Sentences in English

Using WHO, WHOM, WHOSE and Example Sentences in English

Using WHO in English

WHO is used for people. Who is a subject pronoun.

Example; I, he, she, we and etc…

We use WHO to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way.

Examples

• Who’s gonna cook dinner today?
• Who prepares the texts in the President’s speech?
• The person who you met after school was my teacher.
• The man who I saw yesterday was Alex.
• Who will participate in the competition today?
• The woman who you are waiting for.
• The student who succeeds in mathematics exam.

 

Using WHOM in English

WHOM is an object pronoun. Example; him, her, us…  It should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

We use WHOM to ask person receives an action.

Examples

• This is my brother , whom you met at our house last month.
• Do you know someone whom I can talk about global warming.
• The woman whom I saw at the cinema last week is a dentist.
• This is my student whom I like a lot.
• The children, most of whom are clever, succeeded in the exam.
• Whom will you send for?
• Samuel is the man whom I played football with last week.

 

Using WHOSE in English

WHOSE is a pronoun. It is used in questions to ask who owns something.

It is a possessive pronoun. Example; her, his, our and etc…

Examples

• Whose gloves are these?
• Whose notebook was stolen in the class?
• This is Mary, whose mother went to university with me.
• Alex whose mother is an Math teacher lives in London.
• Can you fix the car whose engine problem?
• The man whose daughter wants to be a doctor is a friend of mine.
• Whose wallet is this?
• Whose car is parking outside?