你问的是在作从句的关系代词时,什么时候用 who,什么时候用 whom,对吧?
who/whom 引导的从句可以是名词性的(在句子中作主语、宾语或者介词宾语),也可以是形容词性的(在句子中作定语从句)。
名词性从句——
指代从句主语用 who:
Who is coming to our party is not important as long as we have people to come.
I don't care who is coming to our party.
指代从句的宾语用 whom:
I don't care whom you have invited to our party as long as they will show up.(you have invited whom)
定语从句——
被修饰的名词/代词在从句中作主语用 who:
We all like our English teacher who is from U.S.
被修饰的名词/代词在从句中作宾语用 whom:
Tell us about your English teacher whom I met last night. (I met whom)
不过,现在美语中很少有人讲究这种区分,通常都用 who。上面例句中的 whom 都可以用 who 取代。
whom只能作为动作的对象