Language Check Point

LANGUAGE CHECK POINT

Don't say: Who do you want to meet?

Say: Whom do you want to meet?

Note: 'Who' for subject and 'whom' for object. If you can replace it with 'he' or 'she', use 'who'. If you can replace it with 'him' or 'her', use 'whom'.

Don't say: Did not you meet him yesterday?

Say: Didn’t you meet him, yesterday?

Note: Use contracted form of verbs like ‘is’, ‘do’ or ‘have’ in questions.

Don't say: How many luggage did you bring?

Say: How much luggage did you bring?

Note: Use how many for countable nouns. Use how much for uncountable nouns.

Don't say: What colour do you want - red or green?

Say: Which colour do you want - red or green?

Note: 'What' is used for unlimited number of choices. 'Which' is used for limited number of choices.