Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Who vs. Whom (and Its vs. It's)

WORDY WEDNESDAY

OK, folks. Here they are. As requested.

Who vs. Whom
Who is the subject of a verb, and whom is the object of a verb. (Subject = the person or thing doing the action; object = the person or thing having the action done to it.)

The easiest way to figure out whether to use who or whom is by plugging he/him into the sentence. If he works, then you use who; if him works, then you use whom.

Its vs It's
Rule 1: When you mean the word as a possessive, don't use the apostrophe. (its)
The dog hurt its paw.

Rule 2: When you mean it is or it has, use an apostrophe. (it's)
It's going to be a lovely day.
It's been nice getting to know you.


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