Who versus whom | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

[@alexpyo554]

in my opinion this is one of the hardest part of the SAT writing section

[@zimibe2686]

True but they don’t use it as much

[@alexandrumacedon291]

@@zimibe2686 what is that ?

[@zimibe2686]

@@alexandrumacedon291 wym?

[@notfrank6586]

And TEAS tests.

[@thegoldentree6913]

I can't tell if this implies that all SAT writing sections are too easy or that whom is extremely hard to understand.

[@Moha.ilcac_]

“You can learn anything. David out.” Reminds me of 2020 when I almost watched every video in Khan Academy by David as a requirement of an English course I was taking back then. I’m always grateful for Khan Academy & I attribute a big portion of my strong base in English to these simple yet valuable lessons! Keep up the good work & good luck!

[@rantmaster1234567890]

When to use who and whom has been the most frustrating thing for me. Thank you for clearing it up :)

[@koolsmoothfan]

ikr

[@yamlcase230]

After 40+ years of confusion I FINALLY know when to use whom. Never.

[@jamesfishmanyeet1157]

lmaoo

[@amortality999]

I’m still gonna try and use it lol.

[@benitaamesmiles]

😂

[@mohammadhamdan8269]

Thank you we're in the akward phase of using outdated words and also testing them. You explained the most important part and now I can enter a testing environment with confidence.

[@FTCRW]

Basically in Russian all words have multiple forms like "who" and "whom". For example (the word father): My father is an engineer / I'll see my father. In the first sentence u need to say "отец", but in the second example you have to say "отца". And you have to do this to basically every noun, pronoun, adjective, gerund and so on. The most difficult part is that there're more than just two cases for each word and in most cases there are no universal rules for word formation. 👍

[@wulfrache]

Whom is Potato?

[@jimkazetsky5897]

это правда, мой друг. Русская грамматика очень сложна.

[@leahnole9771]

I'm a pretty well educated woman. Well, today I grew tired of always trying to guess whether I was using "who" or "whom" correctly. You actually cleared things up for me in your first few sentences. So Eureka! I've got it! Thanks for being so clear and for not taking 35 years to get to the point! I'm from Brooklyn, NY so truly, we dont have time for that!

[@fraternitas5117]

Dubito maxime.

[@georgebun6130]

Thank God. Someone who explains English IN ENGLISH!

[@Jasmic0137]

You have a very soothing voice. :)

[@ffhjhhhhgffbb2996]

Simp

[@brocklesnarjohncena2403]

@@ffhjhhhhgffbb2996 exactly

[@clumsycaden5708]

@@ffhjhhhhgffbb2996 :| So, tell me if I am getting this right? In your logic, complimenting someone makes them a simp?

[@notyayanguyen1735]

@@ffhjhhhhgffbb2996 everyone is a simp for david

[@dylanbrewer6489]

Hmmm, still not fully confident… However, I appreciate you for providing me with this new (old) option - “whoso.” I will just use that going forward and drop the others altogether. Wherefore, whoso’s sight enthralls upon thine word spoken will likewise find thee abashed and feeble.

[@jojoessam5008]

Him & whom ends with "m" object _ whom He & who does not end in same letters subject _ who

[@jojoessam5008]

This is simply explanation

[@jacobm1648]

Wow you really just drew a straight as line just like that.

[@kennywang6980]

I think he used a special straight line thing

[@imrkofel]

I really liked your way of explaining it. Amazingly easy to understand because of you.

[@dakjac5087]

Whoso've'd'nt

[@bowenp296]

You are speaking the language of Gods

[@ffhjhhhhgffbb2996]

Stfu

[@sleed4639]

Whosume’reyuo’din’nt

[@GameGuide09876]

this channel is the best for learning all props to Khan Academy man thanks guys for y'all support

[@aidanmartin3]

3:18 I definitely could be wrong but I think "whom are you talking to?" is incorrect grammar since you can't end a sentence with a preposition. It should be "To whom are you talking". That being said even if "to whom" is technically the correct way to say it, in everyday colloquial English it might sound weird to talk so formally.

[@CookieJar2025]

This is so funny, because if you look at some other grammar videos in the Khan Academy website. In one of those videos David himself debunked how you CAN end a sentence with a preposition, and this is just something made up. A rumor basically but not really. I'll leave you a link kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmqgoygjbKaqbs (Please do not quote me or fight me because I was not the one to debunk it. David did)

[@BOBO_4869]

This subject has always been puzzling me yk😂? Like, only a sentence of "whom are you talking to" is already mind-blowing for me 😅😅😅(I recall even my English teacher says it otherwise)

[@ishmael4489]

Learning German is forcing me to learn my own language😅

[@indigo153]

Thank God I thought I was the only one.

[@k98killer]

Whether to use "who" as an object is a matter of philosophy: descriptivism vs prescriptivism.

[@brandonpotter4641]

Thank you! Your point about the more proper/formal sentences making it a more important distinction was extremely helpful and reassuring to me

[@FASTTITANTVMAN3.0]

who is better than whom

[@SctsceDuwn]

Lool I didn't know Khan also taught grammar. Always learned sciences from them.

[@itsmeeeefarah]

I read about it in Google then I watched about 2 videos trying to understand the differences, but I only got it from you. Thanks!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@ushankacatt]

Got my answer in 25 seconds. Thanks! :)

[@peterbett3076]

Lovely modesty and graciousness in this explanation

[@joubinlee3944]

Can you do a video on whoso? So we know when to use it? I wanna start using it (:

[@PeaceLoveUnityRespect]

0:38 thank you for teaching me what my English teacher failed to 😂

[@NeoAutodroid]

My whole I've been speaking English and I have a fairly robust vocabulary, however I've never mastered this word. It just goes to show it can take a lifetime to fully master English, its vast lexicon and many tricky rules. I imagine it is a similar case for all languages: easy to learn the basics, difficult to master in its entirety.

[@archstanton3430]

Thank you. This is much more helpful than that who/whom clip from The Office, which just made me more confused.

[@edgaras.neverdauskas]

Monica: Whom! Whom! Sometimes it's "who"! Ross: Yeah? Sometimes it's...(he does their secret swear)

[@GodOfTables]

Now you can confidently correct Ghostbusters and sing "Whom you gonna call?"

[@misscomic20]

Thank you so much David, I took forever trying to figure this out❤

[@SheenaRea]

excellent little lesson -- thank you!

[@kenrutherford1109]

❎️ Who are you talking to? ✅️ To whom are you talking? In the example above, "who are you talking to" is incorrect bc the pronoun _whom_ should be used. Also, the sentence ends with a preposition. _To_ should occur at the beginning of the sentence rather than at the end

[@animationcrate]

I'm 22 and not in a class or anything, this has just always bothered me, but I finally get it!

[@mardisiswanto7610]

Thanks for explaining the two question words.👍

[@mardisiswanto7610]

Nice explanation of the two question words, thank you very much.

[@donaldmilhoan6379]

Thank you for the schooling

[@swanop]

This is so good

[@younesstoic101]

Useful, thanks

[@sheepsy]

Awesome video. Thanks!

[@1eV]

Is it ok to use who in both cases in formal writing such as an essay or an article?

[@AV--23]

No.

[@crystalross7943]

Whom is only used at the beginning of a letter or by villains in American movies.

[@lovingboarding]

I'm fine with replacement. I'm not fine with eradication.

[@yamlcase230]

In the end, what's the difference?

[@gungnir3926]

And remember you can always use language as you like, especially if you are a native speaker. YOU are the language and the law. If you stop doing, saying, upholding something in your own tribe, THEN it becomes less real. If all your tribesmen agree; it is gone. This applies to all citizens of various tribes and cultures.

[@Luvcarnage]

Just to ask will this come in 11+. Any way thank you.

[@symfaisal2135]

Really great video but can anyone tell me where to find this blackboard online or just any recommendations on any good apps for virtual blackboards like this?

[@muhamadikhsan1289]

microsoft one note,

[@symfaisal2135]

@@muhamadikhsan1289 Thankyou!

[@Grumpini]

1:40 just casually draws two perfectly straight lines intersecting at exactly 90 degrees.

[@notyayanguyen1735]

hi

[@VideoWarfare]

Ryan used me as an object.

[@vinarbrillante6178]

This tutorial is so epic

[@elmanaro]

and to whom exactly is this video targeting?

[@buster117]

What about whomst?

[@thomasbordelon4149]

Not sure what I should do with this sentence. "Since we are in negotiations, (who helps whom, when.) I have a suggestion.” VS "...(who, helps who, when,)..." ???

[@davidp605]

Love this

[@BraveLittlePixel]

probably just me but I'm alsost none the wiser for watching this. I've understood a little bit about a Subject and Object of a sentence, but without more examples, or a deeper breakdown I feel like this is grazing the surface. I can't construct a sentence anew and work out if I'm using who in an Object or Subject sense, I just have never thought about English and using words or sentence structure in such a way. It's almost like we just say the words and people take their best guess at the meaning, these rules seem alien.

[@izzytheisrael]

Who is on the way out? Whom is on the way out.

[@SoylentSoy]

Serious question. If I'm grading a paper and I see the student use who as an object. Should I try to correct them or should I leave it alone? Basically, will a college English professor mark down for this, considering that English is changing.

[@theraccoonasaur3282]

If I were you I’d correct them so they know their mistake but don’t take any points off their grade

[@Attaattt456]

@@theraccoonasaur3282 ratiooooo

[@danjbundrick]

This is more descriptive than prescriptive. What's correct should be a discussion of what respected, professional writers do when they're writing professionally. Just my opinion, but just because the ironic screwing with the English language becomes unironic does not a grammar rule make

[@billyhenerson2871]

After watching this video, I'm still confused on when to use the word. Is this correct? "The women whom I love."

[@CommanderCodyChipless]

Suh my linguistic Gigachads, whoso is ready to smash beers and bring these old words back raise your ale!

[@Enrahim91]

Good enough

[@DeisonPreve]

cool, awesome.. thanksss

[@shade3940]

Ryan used me as an object 0:16

[@TheRealWorlddd]

his name is david not ryan

[@miyukibucci9943]

Can someone help me with the following question? Work with Brenda, (who, whom) has taken gymnastics for years. I say "who", but others say whom... This question was in a 5th grade worksheet!

[@ophelia2254]

it's "who" since it's functioning here as a subject to the verb "has taken"

[@Fry09294]

I doubt whom will disappear from elevated writing.

[@J.R.Swish1]

1:36 Whosoever is crying right now

[@fernandoraphael95]

The video mankind awaited for millenia

[@yonatanhoresh2695]

Now, let's say I was writing a book. I'd imagine that the dialogue can use who as an object, but the narrator can't. I sthat correct?

[@geminirox8635]

That depends on whether the narrator would also speak that way. Is the narrator the same person using dialogue? Then no it would be odd to swap between whom and who

[@TheChivasRegal]

Invest in Who futures.

[@vanshasthana5165]

david out 4:46

[@stockinettestitch]

"To" can be used at the end of a sentence correctly?

[@bl4ckthund3r43]

'to whom are you talking' sounds better IMO

[@Xpnvh]

I did NOT know that "whom" was a real word, I thought it was a typo 😂

[@arthuredens]

Khan: You can use whom as the subject Me: Hold my beer

[@ThomasCorfield]

I'm sad too. I named my first born som Whom is an effort at prolonging its usage.

[@anonymous-cq7wj]

I really hope this isn't real. If it is, when he is being referred to as a subject, does he go by Who? "Who and I went to the store." "She went to the store with me and Whom."

[@moazelsawaf2000]

great explanation

[@hala7180]

Lol 😂 2:50 Good1

[@martaalvarez4859]

Very good! Still, for WHO sounds to me like a nail scratching the chalkboard.

[@t.albertobarbosa8982]

Just got yelled at for using who instead of whom :D

[@MatthewMondilla7]

RIP Whom in 2050...

[@Wilaeus]

4:31. I'm okay with this. After all, "whom is taking over who" wouldn't be grammatically correct

[@jd-associates]

Great

[@preetjain720]

Ryan used me as an object

[@sonicboom879]

It's clear whom the real winner is or It's clear who the real winner is?

[@gboldero1]

Who the real winner is.

[@BibleStudyWithAndra]

who here in 2020

[@cameronpickard7456]

whom wrote this?

[@kazuki7313]

Who are you talking to? Whom are you talking to? You are to whom? I am talking to you

[@gboldero1]

Actually it would be, to whom are you talking?

[@AV--23]

@@gboldero1 *...to?

[@gboldero1]

@@AV--23 What?

[@Pixie826]

🦉🦉🦉🦉

[@mohamedessa9484]

Who is it?

[@richardli8272]

The only reason we care about this is because its tested on the SAT/ACT

[@jamiejoseph3298]

In my opinion it doesn't really matter when it comes to whom. As long as you are able to communicate with thought from your consciousness and make it understandable to whoever then it's ok

[@Jared852]

POV the act is in 1 hour

[@ethankassen6755]

how many times he said WHO!!!

[@elifuller4862]

Whom is that?

[@mugdays]

"Hello grammarians" I am NOT a grammarian. I have no particular expertise in grammar. I haven't studied grammar extensively for years and years. If I had, I suspect I wouldn't be watching a video concerning the usage of "who vs whom." :P

[@lok7396]

mugdays me too

[@mau23yt84]

Only sherup and see the video

[@heteroerectus]

he mis-grammared you

[@CookieJar2025]

Grammarian can also mean people that are learning grammar

[@trajanmack2978]

Every other word clicks with me but THESE TWO.

[@DenHenson]

fter this video I'm convinced "whom" is essentially extinct

[@wulfrache]

Somehow i am even more confused.

[@scarlettwidow2736]

Wowowwo whom is about to be gone. So Ross can't correct other people

[@isaactelesco2141]

I actually am upset that the idea of language evolving is now just people being illiterate

[@muhammadisaac07]

Whom can never be a subject