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Which of the following is correct?

Franz did not like his teacher M. Hamel either; whom he felt was strict and cranky.

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Franz did not like his teacher M. Hamel either; who he felt was strict and cranky.

I feel the former is more appropriate than the latter but book says it with "whom". Can someone clear up the rules of who vs whom again?

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  • It's "whom," but lots of English speakers would say "who." Also, the sentence isn't grammatical. It should be: "Franz did not like his teacher M. Hamel, whom he felt was strict and cranky, either."
    – user361733
    Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 23:32
  • But do try the search box. This has come up often.
    – Xanne
    Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 23:38
  • Nancy's right. The rule is that 'who' is used to refer to the * subject * of a verb or proposition; 'whom' is used to refer to the * object * of a verb or proposition. She hit him. Who hit him? She did. Whom did she hit? Him. Your sentence could also be rewritten: "Neither did Franz like his teacher M. Hamel, whom he felt was strict and cranky."
    – Old Brixtonian
    Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 23:41
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    @Nancy Nope, it has to be who. You cannot have whom be the subject of was strict and cranky. Q.E.D.
    – tchrist ♦
    Commented Sep 16, 2019 at 0:59

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