A lot of people use whom when they want to sound more formal and use who to sound more casual. While this can be correct, it can also lead to errors.
Instead, who should be used when it is acting as the subject of a sentence, and whom should be used when it is acting as an object.
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Use who as a subject pronoun (e.g., “I,” “he,” “she,” “they”) and whom as an object pronoun (e.g., “me, “him,” “her,” “them”).
For example, “Is Ellie the friend who gave you the tickets?” could be recast as “Yes, she gave me the tickets.”
Conversely, “Is Ellie the friend whom you gave the tickets to?” could be recast as “Yes, I gave the tickets to her.”
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Use whose to show that something belongs to a person or thing, for example, “The tortoise, whose legs were short, could never keep up with the hare.” In this sentence, whose shows that the legs belong to the tortoise.
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Use whose to show that something belongs to a person or thing, for example, “The tortoise, whose legs were short, could never keep up with the hare.” In this sentence, whose shows that the legs belong to the tortoise.
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Apart shows separation or exclusion, so the opposite of apart is together or including.
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The meaning is usually the same whether you say part of something or a part of something.
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A person who is a member of a team is a part of a team. Apart means “separated from” and is not used with of, so it’s not correct.
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Affect and effect are related words, but they are most commonly used as different parts of speech.
You can remember the difference between affect (verb meaning “change”) and effect (noun meaning “outcome”) using the following mnemonic.
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The correct version is “something to that effect.” In this instance, “effect” is part of an expression and can’t be replaced without changing the meaning of the expression.
However, in other instances, you can determine whether you should use affect or effect by replacing “effect” with a similar noun (such as “outcome”).
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The correct version is “side effect.” In this instance, “effect” is part of a compound noun and cannot be replaced with another word.
However, in other instances, you can determine whether you should use affect or effect by replacing “effect” with a similar noun (such as “outcome”).
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