(June 27, 2019 at 11:09 am)Brian37 Wrote: Bibi is a conservative whom appeals to the old school.
To figure out when to use "who" and when to use "whom," you have to look at the second verb. In this case, "appeals."
You can't say "whom appeals," because you can't use "whom" as the subject of a verb.
It would go this way:
"Bibi is a conservative who appeals to the old school." Because "who" is the subject of the verb "appeals." He is the one doing the appealing.
Or this way:
"Bibi is the conservative whom the pundits prefer." In this case "pundits" is the subject of the second verb, "prefer."
More examples:
I will vote for the candidate who opposes war.
I will vote for the candidate whom Trump fears.
Because "who opposes" makes a subject-verb combination. And "Trump fears" makes a subject-verb combination.
