Ask yourself if the answer to the question would be he/she or him/her. If you can answer the question with him/her, then use whom. It’s easy to remember because they both end with m. If you can answer the question with he/she, then use who.

Who vs whom sentences examples?

“Who,” the subjective pronoun, is the doer of an action. For example, “That’s the girl who scored the goal.” It is the subject of “scored” because the girl was doing the scoring. Then, “whom,” as the objective pronoun, receives the action. For instance, “Whom do you like best?” It is the object of “like”.

Who or whom are you waiting for?

You should use “who” for the subject of the sentence, and “whom” for the object of a verb or preposition. In this case, “whom” is the object of “waiting”. BUT “whom” sounds very stiff and formal in this sentence, and most English speakers would only use “who” in this sentence, and in most casual speech or writing.

Who am I talking to or whom?

In formal English, “to whom am I speaking” would be correct. “Whom” is the objective form of “who,” and “whom” is the object of the preposition “to” in the sentence “to whom am I speaking?”.

Who or whom did you see?

“Whom did you see” is correct, and “Who did you see” is wrong, because “whom” is the object of the verb “see”. That said, so many people say “Who did you see” that almost everyone uses that construction in order to avoid sounding stuffy, even though they may be aware the usage is incorrect.

Who vs whom in a sentence?

General rule for who vs whom: Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

Who or whom at the beginning of a sentence?

Technically, that “whom” is correct because it’s the object of the verb “called.” Yet almost no one would say it that way. Does that mean everyone’s wrong? No. It means that, when the pronoun’s at the beginning of a sentence, even the most formal writing can use “who” as an object.

Who or whom am I talking to?