When using "who" and "whom" in the English language, one must remember that most people have absolutely no idea when to use them. If you would like a more in-depth answer than what is provided below, please ask an English professor.
"Who" and "whom" are both nouns, that is to say, they are both objects or people or places. In the following exercises, it will be easier to think of "who" and "whom" as names.
First of all, "whom" can be an object of prepositional phrases; therefore it can be used in the following ways:
Now, let's take notice that "whom" is never used as a subject and it never performs an action. In the first sentence, the person doing the action is "you" in "you speak". "Whom" acts as the object, or the receiver, of the action. When rearranged into a statement instead of a question, it becomes "You speak of whom." "Whom", in this case, as in many others, is acting as an OBJECT.
Now, let's move to "who", shall we? "Who" is a subject. It performs actions, never receiving them. It's always doing something, never receiving something.
So, keeping in mind the examples for "who" and "whom", let's review.
If you want the easy version, just remember; "who" is a subject and "whom" is an object.
Whom is a pronoun. Whois used as the subject of a verb (who decided this?) and whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition (to whom do you wish to speak?). However, in modern English who is often used instead of whom, as in who should we support? and most people consider this to be acceptable. Origin: Old English hwā .
Since "whom" is the subject of the sentence, it should be "who" not "whom."And you need some sort of noun after "the."For example:Who is displayed in the window?If you want an example of how to use the word "whom," we need to change the sentence around:Whom did they display in the window?In this example, the subject is "they" and the object is "whom." So "whom" and not "who" should be used.
You can use both who and whom you trust. Who can be used as a subject and an object of a clause, but not object of a preposition. Whom can only be used as an object. She is the one who is always there for me. (not whom because who is the subject of is) _She is the only one who (_or whom) I trust. (object of trust) She is the one on whom (not who) I can rely . (object of the preposition on)
The pronoun whom is incorrect.The relative pronoun 'whom' is an object pronoun used as the subject of the relative clause. The correct subject pronoun is who."When Montague makes it to the city who will he find?"Example for the object pronoun 'whom':"When Montague makes it to the city to whom should he report?"The pronoun 'whom' is functioning as the object of the preposition 'to' (he should report to whom).
What is used for things. Whom is used for a person.
'Whom' is used when you are referring to the object of the verb. 'Who' is used when you are referring to the subject of the verb. 'Who is there?' 'Who broke that vase?' 'For whom is that parcel intended?' 'Whom did you see?'
The duration of Whom Should We Shoot? is 1.52 hours.
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The pronoun 'who' is used as a subject pronoun.The pronoun 'whom' is used as an object pronoun.The pronouns 'who' and 'whom' are interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns.An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause.Examples:Who is your new math teacher? (interrogative pronoun, subject of the sentence)Mr. Smith who taught science is also teaching math. (relative pronoun, subject of the relative clause)To whom should I give my completed application? (interrogative pronoun, object of the preposition 'to')The manager is the one to whom you give the application. (relative pronoun, object of the preposition 'to')
To whom should we send the letter of commendation is correct."Whom" is the object of the preposition "to" and so should be in the objective case.
To whom it may concern Who is a subject pronoun; it is used as the subject of a verb. Whom is an object pronoun. If you find you can replace who/whom with he, she, or they, who is correct. If you find you've replaced who/whom with him, her, or them, then whom is correct.
Use of the interrogative pronouns 'who' (subjective) and 'whom' (objective), depends on the function in the sentence. Examples: To whom should our solders be reporting on base? Who should our soldiers be reporting to on base?