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Should I be using "who" or "whom" in this sentence?

How would I form the deep structure of this sentence?

Is it "These days, a stay at home person is not whom"?

parergon
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  • Simplify to say 'One person ignores the stay-at-home advice. Who is it? / Whom is it?' // And compare with 'Who/m is there?' – Edwin Ashworth Nov 11 '20 at 17:17
  • "These days, a stay at home person is not who(m)" is particularly difficult to digest and would, IMHO, be better phrased as "Who isn't a stay-at-home person these days?" – Phil W Nov 11 '20 at 17:19
  • Thanks @Phil W. Disregarding convention, I'm looking for what is technically correct and in accordance with Standard Written English. Is it technically correct to write "Whom isn't a stay-at-home person these days"? – parergon Nov 11 '20 at 17:22
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    NO, it is not correct. You need a subject pronoun....and I don'r understand what you mean by "Disregarding convention" and "technically correct ". – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ Nov 11 '20 at 17:30
  • Thanks, @Cascabel. Please, can you expand on that? – parergon Nov 11 '20 at 17:34
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    The answers in the dupe are quite clear. Some are more wordy than others, but basically 1) If the pronoun needed by the verb is a subject, use who 2) If the pronoun is the object of the a) a verb or a b) a preposition, use whom. 3) Forget #2a. Figuring out when to use whom is not worth the time. Use only who, or risk sounding like a pompous twit. – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ Nov 11 '20 at 17:40

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