What's the difference between who and whom?

Answer 1

Remember it this way, "WHO CAN GO WITH WHOM?"

For example, the word WHO and subject pronouns I, He , She(We, You, They) can be used in similar ways, as subjects.

Correct: Who will go with you? I and he will go with you.
Incorrect: Whom will go with you? Me, him, and her will go with you.


The word WHOM and objective form pronouns Me, Him, Her, (Us,Them) can be used in similar ways, as receiving the action, as objects of prepositions (such as"to", "for", "with" and so on).

Correct: The teacher will go with whom? The teacher will go with him, and her.
Incorrect: The teacher will go with who? The teacher will go with he and I.

Don't be discouraged, these are used incorrectly by many. Once you understand objective and subjective case, it will be easy.

Answer 2

Who is used in "who is in this picture?"
Whom is used in "to whom does this picture belong to?"

Basically, use whom when you're talking about possession and who when you're talking about the specific person. (It's also one grammar problem that can be fixed by saying the statement/question out loud. Most times with who/whom, if it sounds wrong, it is.)

Answer 3

Do any of these answers help you understand when to use one and when to use the other, without long, heavy thought?

Here's a simple rule: consider whether "he" or "him" would fit in the sentence better (not necessarily perfectly). If he, then you want "who". If "him" fits better, you want "whom".

Examples:
Give it to the boy ___ asked you.
Give it to the boy. He asked you.
Thus: the word you want is WHO.

The boy ____ I saw looked tired.
The boy (I saw him) looked tired.
Thus: word you want is WHOM.

Answer 4

Who is nominative case, it can be the subject of a verb
Whom is objective case, it can be the object of a verb
Most people don't make this distinction in ordinary speech, and whom is rarely used.
For more info put who whom grammar in your search window...
http://grammar.qdnow.com/2006/09/15/who-versus-whom.aspx
http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWhom/pnvv/Post.htm
http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhoWhom/dnvzp/Post.htm
http://hubpages.com/hub/Grammar_Mishaps__Who_vs_Whom

Answer 5

who is a noun
whom is pronoun

who the person
whom it belongs to a person

Answer 6

One is spelled with an "m" at the end and the other isn't.

Sorry, I just had to. So many others do it and I needed a little laugh.

:-D

Answer 7

"Who" is the question word for Subject.

"Whom" is the question word for Object.

Example:

(Alex) ( is talking) ( to Ace )
Subject Verb Object

If you ask:
WHO is talking to Ace?
The answer is: Alex

If you ask:
WHOM is Alex talking to?
The answer is: Ace

You can not say "who is Alex talking to?"
because it is grammatically wrong.

Hope this will help.

Answer 8

whom is direct and who is indirect

Answer 9

who is singular....whom is plural.

Answer 10

Nothing.