how do you use the word whom correctly??

Answer 1

I'm going to do my best to explain this, let me know if it doesn't make sense. "Who" is a subject (like I, me, he, she, etc). "Whom" is an object (like him/her). So when you are trying to decide which to use, you need to figure out if the sentence needs a subject or an object to be complete. Here's an example:

"Give this letter to (whoever/whomever) arrives first."

Start by crossing out everything to the left of who/whom. ALWAYS do this trick with the portion of the sentence to the right of who/whom. Now you have as your sentence

"(whoever/whomever) arrives first."

Now you use a very simple test to determine whether a subject or an object is needed - replace the who/whom with he/him. Would you say "He arrives first" or "Him arrives first"?

Since "He arrives first" is correct, you need to use "whoever" to complete the sentence. So your final answer is "Give this letter to whoever arrives first."

Let's look at another example: "(Who/whom) do you think Doug will hire?"

Since there is nothing to the left of your who/whom, we'll work with the whole sentence using he and him.

"Do you think Doug will hire he?" No. "Do you think Doug will hire him?" Yes! Him = whom. So the final answer is "Whom do you think Doug will hire."

Answer 2

"Whom" is the dative form of "who". That is, you use it when action is directed toward someone you don't know.
For example, I found an error with this word at my own public library. I saw a pamphlet on geneology that said, "You never know who you'll find." This sentence was grammatically incorrect. It should have read, "You never know whom you'll find." "Whom" is the object of the verb "find".

"You" (subject) + "will find" (verb) + "whom" (object)

Answer 3

Who is the subject, whom is the object (like I and me).
You never say..'to who' it's always 'to whom'.
Who gave this to whom?
To whom it may concern.

Answer 4

Ok well whom can be used properly but its becoming dated. Check out the link for a complete explanation.
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/whom.htm

Answer 5

She is talking to the boy whom I saw yesterday .
The girl to whom John is talking is nice .
.......
Just see it carefully and find out . It is not much difficult.

Answer 6

It's all to do with sentence structure. To whom do you refer or who are you talking about.

Answer 7

"who" is the subject of the verb, "whom" is the object of the verb.

The girl who kissed me. (she did the kissing; she is the subject of the sentence).
The girl whom I kissed (I did the kissing, I am the subject, she is the object of the sentence).

Answer 8

In simple terms if you intend to use
'he/she' in a sentence then you use who
Who is at the door? (He/she is at the door - not Him/her is at the door)
If you intend to use him/her in a sentence then you use whom
To whom shall I send it? (Shall I send it to him/her - not Shall I send it to he/her.)
Try here for further explanation
http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/difficulties/whowhom.html
There are also loads of other sources if you search "difference between who and whom"

Answer 9

use "who" when you could replace the pronoun with "he" or "she" if you rephrased the statement or question.

example:
"Who opened the door?"
"He opened the door"

use "whom" when you could replace it with "him" or "her"

example:
"Whom does this involve?"
"This involves him"

I hope this makes sense.

Answer 10

to whom it belongs