Why Should I Care about Objects?
Yup, that's a lot of terminology for stuff you do naturally, but there are three good reasons to think more carefully about objects.
(Reason 1) Don't confuse "who" and "whom."
"Who" is never an object, but "whom" always is. So, use "who" for a subject but "whom" for an object. For example:
("Whom" as a direct object)
("Whom" as an indirect object)
("Whom" as the object of a preposition)
It's the same deal with "whoever" and "whomever." Use "whoever" for the subject of a verb but "whomever" for an object.
This means "who" and "whoever" almost never follow a preposition. It can happen though.
(Here, even though it follows the preposition "for," "whoever" is correct. It's the subject of the noun clause "whoever was the ruler.")
Writers never confuse pairings like "he/him" and "they/them." Well, they're no different from the "who/whom" pairing. Read more about who and whom.
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