To understand how to use "who," "whom," and "whose," you first have to understand the

difference between subjects, objects, and possessive forms.

Subjects do an action: Objects receive an action:

 He loves chocolate.  The teachers like him.

 She goes to school.  My brother knows her.
 We enjoy Italian food.  The singer smiled at us.

Possessive forms tell us the person something belongs to:

 His car is broken.

 I like her new dress.
 The teacher corrected our homework.

"Who" is a Subject Pronoun like "he," "she" and "we" in the examples above. We use
"who" to ask which person does an action or which person is something /a certain way.

 Who made the birthday cake? ---------- Jhonny made the birthday cake.
 Who is in the kitchen? -------------------- Mary is in the kitchen.
 Who is going to wash the dishes? ------- I am going to wash them.

"Whom" is an Object Pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use "whom" to ask which
person receives an action. (FORMAL ENGLISH most used in Literary writing, not commonly
used when speaking.)

 Whom are you going to invite? ---- I am going to invite Mike (him).
 Whom did he blame for the accident? He blamed Mary (her).
 Whom did he hire to do the job? He hired some painters (them).

Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions.
 For whom are you looking?

 We use “whom” because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition “For.”
whom could be replaced by another pronoun in the objective case, such as him,
her, us, me, you, etc. For example, you could respond to this question by saying, “I am looking
for him.”

"Whose" is a Possessive Pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use "whose" to find out
which person something belongs to. ( person and possession).

 Whose book is this? This is George’s book. This is his book.

 Whose dog is barking outside? Joseph’s dog. The dog of Joseph. His dog.
 Whose cellphone is ringing? Carl’s cellphone is ringing. His cellphone is ringing.
Relative pronouns are substituted for nouns and other pronouns that functions as subjects or objects in a sentence. Relative pronouns
are mostly used when combining sentences in which a word or phrase is repeated.

The gym was very crowded today. The gym is closed tomorrow.

The gym, which was very crowded today, is closed tomorrow.

Who / Whom

 Use who and whom when referring to beings with consciousness: people, animals (when personified),
God, etc.

The man who sold you that book is my teacher. (Who is a definite pronoun because the sentence mentions the person in advance.)

 Use who when the pronoun is the subject of a verb.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most popular action movie actors. Arnold Schwarzenegger was the Governor of California.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is one of the most popular actors, was the Governor of California.

 Use whom when the pronoun is the object of a verb, preposition, or infinitive.

Betty is the president of Bedrock. Wilma praised Betty at the meeting.

Betty, whom Wilma praised at the meeting, is the president of Bedrock.

Whom replaces Betty, which is the object of the verb "praised".

More Examples:

Sam wondered who was ringing her doorbell. (who is the subject of was ringing)

Sam was not sure whom he could trust with her secret. (Sam is the subject of trust; whom is the object of trust)

Note: It is safe to use who if the sentence begins with the pronoun.

Who did you ask?

Whom did you ask? (more formal)

Which / That

 Use that when referring to persons, animals, or things in an essential relative clause.

The book that is assigned to me is 400 pages.

We are giving information ("is 400 pages") about a specific book ("the book that is assigned to me"). We limit the focus on that
particular book. Without the clause "that is assigned to me" the meaning of the sentence would change.

We can use "which" in the above sentence (although "that" should be preferred).
The book which is assigned to me...

 Use which when referring to animals, or things in essential and nonessential relative clauses.

San Francisco, which is a great city in California, is where my brother lives.

After the pronoun "which" we are just giving some additional (nonessential) information about San Francisco.

We cannot use "that" in the above sentence (after the comma).

San Francisco, that is...
I- Complete the following sentences with who, whom, or whose.

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1. The man ___________ has two dogs usually goes to the park during the evening.
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2. My mother, for __________ I baked a cake, had her birthday party yesterday.
3. My sister, whom
__________ son is two, works at the hospital.
4. My friend, with __________
who I live, wants a cat.
5. The people __________
who live there have a boat.
6. That is the lady __________
whom sculpture I bought.
7. My grandma, __________
who is an excellent cook, made dinner.
8. To __________
who should I address the letter?
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9. The students __________ read the book gave a nice presentation.
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10. __________ jacket is on the floor?

II- Complete the following sentences with who, whom, or whose.

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