To have a clearer understanding, you may wish to take a look at our "who" vs "whom" post here. In the second example, Peter is the receiver of the action (I gave five hamburgers to Peter) and hence, we used "whom".
In the first example, Peter is the doer of the action (ate five hamburgers) and hence, we used "who". Peter _ I gave five hamburgers to was hungry. (Is Peter doing the action or receiving it?) (Is Peter doing the action or receiving it?) Here is another example to check your understanding. If we are giving extra information about the subject (doer), we use "who", If we are giving extra information about an object (receiver), we will use "whom". For instance, in "Paul is a boy.", "Paul" is the subject (described) while "the boy" is an object (description). The subject and the verb must agree with each other. Who & Whomįor those of you who are still confused about when to use "who" and "whom", a quick recapitulation here. "Who" is used with the subject ( doer of an action or the described) while "whom" is used with the object ( receiver of an action or the description).
"Who" and "Whom" are similar in function and hence trickier to differentiate while "whose" actually has a rather different function altogether. Starring Compo Cop, Comprehension Crook and Grammar Grandma today!
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