Who & Whom...?

Question

When should I use "who" and when should I use "whom"??

Answer 1

Here, my teacher taught me this....

WHOM= HIM

WHO= HE

Example: Who when on the bike?

He went on the bike.


Example: To whom does this belong?

It belongs to him.

Who/Whom wrote the letter?
He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct.
For who/whom should I vote?
Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct.
We all know who/whom pulled that prank.
This sentence contains two clauses: We all know and who/whom pulled that prank. We are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. He pulled that prank. Therefore, who is correct.
(Are you starting to sound like a hooting owl yet?)
We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled.
This sentence contains two clauses: We want to know and the prank was pulled on who/whom. Again, we are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. The prank was pulled on him. Therefore, whom is correct.


There are also sites you can look at:

http://web.ku.edu/~edit/whom.html

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoVwhom.asp

Answer 2

whom is used with a preposition. For example: To whom are you speaking? or The gift is for whom?

who does not use a preposition: Who is going to the store? Who are you?

Answer 3

Who is always the subject. Whom is used with prepositions such as with, for, to, etc.

Answer 4

"Who?" is used when you're questioniing about the subject.

"Whom?" is used when referring to a direct object. For example, "To whom are you giving that present?"