Quick Answer: When to use “whom”?

How do you use whom in a sentence examples?

Examples of “whom” in a sentence:

• He saw the faces of those whom he loved at his birthday celebration.
• She saw a lady whom she presumed worked at the store, and she asked her a question.
• Here dwells an old woman with whom I would like to converse.

What is the difference between who and whom?

“Who” and is a subjective pronoun. “Whom” is an objective pronoun. That simply means that “who” is always subject to a verb, and that “whom” is always working as an object in a sentence. “Who,” the subjective pronoun, is the doer of an action.

How does whom function in a sentence?

The pronoun “whom” always functions as the object of either a verb or a preposition. The trouble comes in when whom shows up as an object of a verb in a location where one would normally find the subject of a sentence or a clause. Remember we stated earlier that who functions as a subject.

Can you use whom for them?

Whom: They/Them? Just like you can use he/him to confirm whether to use who/whom, you can also use they/them. This is because who and whom can represent singular pronouns like he and him as well as plural pronouns like they and them. For plural pronouns, replace who with they.

Who vs whom examples sentences?

Let’s look at a couple of examples:

• Who would like to go on vacation?
• Who made these awesome quesadillas? When to Use Whom.
• To whom was the letter addressed?
• Whom do you believe?
• I do not know with whom I will go to the prom.
• Who/whom ate my sandwich?
• Whom ate my sandwich?
• Who ate my sandwich?

Who vs whom in a question?

If the preposition is at the end of the question, informal English uses “who” instead of “whom.” (As seen in “Who will I speak with” above.) However, if the question begins with a preposition, you will need to use “whom,” whether the sentence is formal or informal. (As in “With whom will I speak?”)

Can you use whom with plural?

Whom is a pronoun that replaces the singular or plural object of a sentence. Whom can be used in a question or a statement. With a direct object, a preposition isn’t necessary.

Who or whom should we invite to the party?

You use “who” when you are talking about the subject, and you use “whom” when you are talking about the object. A good rule of thumb is if you can replace “who/whom” with “he”, then it’s the subject, and if you can replace it with “him” then it’s the object.

Who do I look like or whom do I look like?

“Whom do you like?” is correct. “Who do you like,” though ungrammatical, is used much more commonly. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he” or “’she,” use who.

Who I love dearly or whom I love dearly?

“Them” is the objective case. So you should use also use the objective case of who/whom. Thus: “, all of whom I love dearly.” (And so that first question should be “whom do I love“.)

Who is he or who is him?

Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.)

subject	object	person
he	him	third
she	her	third
it	it	third
we	us	first

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What type of pronoun is whom?

Other Types of Pronoun

Pronoun Type	Members of the Subclass
Relative	that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when
Demonstrative	this, that, these, those
Interrogative	who, what, why, where, when, whatever
Indefinite	anything, anybody, anyone, something, somebody, someone, nothing, nobody, none, no one

Who said to whom you were left for dead Am I right?

Otherwise I will not let you go till you disgorge all your coins.” The astrologer muttered a few incantations and replied: “All right. I will speak… You were left for dead. Am I right?”

Who or whom did you call?

Who/whom did you call? In this case, the correct form is whom. The grammatical explanation is that the pronoun is the direct object in this clause, so the object form is required. If you can’t immediately tell that by looking at the sentence, though, you have an alternative.