Who or whom you are talking about?

Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.

For whom you are talking about meaning?

In your sentence, you are referring to the person who is talking, in other words performing an action. Whom is the object of a verb, which means it represents the person being acted upon.

What are you talking about VS about what are you talking?

2 Answers. In English, “What you are talking about” is not correct at all unless you were saying: “What you are talking about is…..” It would always be “What are you talking about?” in a question.

Which is correct those who or those whom?

1 Answer. It depends on the subject of the phrase. You have to use “who” if you’re talking about someone who is a subject, so they make an action. You need to use “whom” if you are talking about someone who is not the subject of the phrase.

What does I don’t know what youre talking about mean?

phrase​informal. DEFINITIONS1. used for saying that you do not understand what someone is referring to, even though you may really understand.

When do you use ‘whom’ instead of ‘her’?

If you can replace the word with “her,” “him,” or “them” for example, use “whom.”. You’ll know when to use “whom” if the pronoun is used in the objective case, or action is being done to the pronoun. Take the sentence:

What did the man say to the woman in the Bible?

Darby Bible Translation. And Man said, The woman, whom thou hast given [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate. English Revised Version. And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

What did the man say to the woman who gave him fruit?

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

How do you know if whom is the preferred pronoun?

To determine whether whom is the preferred pronoun, we need to figure out if the noun or noun phrase that who refers to is in the object position or not. We’ll replace who with the noun/noun phrase it refers to, and split the whole thing into two sentences for clarity: The person told my dog about the sandwich. The person was unhelpful.