Who [question pronoun] to ask about people: Who gave you

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Who
[question pronoun] to ask about people: Who gave you that ball?
[relative pronoun] to identify the person you are talking about, or to
add extra information about them: The woman who runs the shop is
having a baby.
Note.- In formal, particularly written, language, whom can be used
instead of who, when is the object of the verb or preposition: To whom
should I address the letter?
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Grammar patterns
1.
Who phoned?
Who was José carreras?
Who do you prefer: Domingo or Pavaroti?
Do you know who won?
The person (who) you should see is not here today.
Beverly, who you met here once, she’s our new boss.
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Who
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Collocations
Verbs that frequently come before who in
pattern 3 are: know, decide, mention, say, ask,
wonder, care, decide, remember, tell and see.
Nouns and pronouns that frequently come
before who in grammar pattern 4 are: those,
people, someone, anyone, man, woman, person
Those who had tickets were allowed in.
Do you know any who speaks Turkish?
Who
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Set phrases
Who knows?
Who cares? = I don’t care.
Who’s there / Who’s that?
Who’s calling?
Who else? Jane and Trevor.
To whom it may concern (A formal way of
beginning a written testimonial)