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The pronoun 'whom' is used for the objectof a verb or a preposition.
The corresponding subject pronoun is 'who'.

The pronouns 'who' and 'whom' are interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns.

An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. Examples:
Subjective: Who gave you the book?
Objective: To whom will you give the book? (object of the preposition 'to')

A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause (a group of words with a subject and a verb that gives information about its antecedent). Examples:
Subjective: The one who gave the party was my neighbor.
Objective: The one from whom I received an invitation was my neighbor. (object of the preposition 'from')

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How do you know whether you should use 'who' or 'whom' in a sentence?

The basic rule is this: Use the pronoun "who" when it is the subject of a clause and use "whom" when it is the object of a clause.Probably 90% of the places where you need to use "whom" are prepositional phrases. It's always "to whom", "from whom", "on whom", "with whom", "over whom", "of whom", since "whom" is the object of the preposition.If you are using the pronoun as the subject of the sentence, use "who". It's always, "Who is", "Who went", "Who did", "Who came", "Who left",Here's a trick to help remember: It's the same as the difference between "he" and "him". If a reply to your sentence would use "he", then your sentence should use "who"; if a reply to your sentence would use "him", then your sentence should use "whom". (Remember that "whom" and "him" both end with 'm'.) For example,"Who made this mess?" "He made this mess.""Who drove the car?" "He drove the car.""To whom did you give the keys?" "I gave them to him.""From whom did you hear that rumor?" "I heard it from him."Here's a tricky one--the subject is "you" and the object is "whom", but they're turned around:"Whom did you hit with a snowball?" "I hit him."


When to use 'whom'?

'Whom' is used as the object of a sentence, typically following a preposition or a verb. Use 'whom' when referring to the object of a verb or a preposition, while 'who' is used as the subject. For example, you would say "To whom did you give the book?" because 'whom' is the object of the preposition 'to.'


When do you use whom or who in a sentence?

you use who as the subject and whom as the object.


Is whom's a real word?

"Whom's" is not a standard word in English. The proper form to use is "whom," which is the objective case of "who."


To decide whether to use whom in a sentence see if you can replace it with what?

The pronoun 'whom' takes the place of a noun for a person.The pronoun 'whom' functions as an interrogative pronoun and a relative pronoun.The pronoun 'whom' functions as an object in a sentence, most commonly as the object of a preposition (to whom, by whom, with whom, etc.)The corresponding subject pronoun is 'who'.