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"C. P. B.,"
Woodhaven, L. I.— "Kindly show by illustrative
sentences the proper use of 'who' and 'whom.’"
"Who" is a relative
and interrogative pronoun used in the nominative, as "Who
did this?"; and in the objective, as "From whom
did you hear it?" "Who" is always
used substantively and as referring to one or more persons.
In number, it is uninflected, being singular or plural
as required by its antecedent. In case, it has "who"
for its possessive and "whom" for its objective.
Thus "who," being both singular and plural,
may refer to an antecedent of any number or gender.
For further elucidation of the use of this pronoun see
Fernald's "Connectives of English Speech," published
by Funk & Wagnalls Company.
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