The Grammar Nazi, Part Four: Who vs. Whom

Deciding on what form of who/whom to use is easy. Again, we replace proper nouns with pronouns and see how well a sentence reads:

"Who" connects to "he," "she" and "they."

"WhoM" connects to "hiM," "her" and "theM."

WHO knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

The Shadow [HE] knows.

Margo Lane is the only person who knows to WHOM the secret voice of The Shadow belongs.

It belongs to Lamont Cranston [HIM], a wealthy young man-about-town.

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