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
. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom.
How do you make a whom question?
1) Write two formal questions with “
whom” as the object of the verb
. Example answers: Whom did they honor at the banquet? (“Whom” is the object of the verb “honor.”) Whom will you meet tomorrow? (“Whom” is the object of the verb “meet.”)
How do you use whom in a sentence?
- With whom am I speaking? ( I am speaking with him/her. …
- To whom this may concern. ( This concerns him/her. …
- A number of friends went to the cinema, one of whom was the birthday boy. …
- Actually, she knew very little about the man with whom she had promised to spend the summer.
What answers the question to whom or for whom?
Here’s the deal:
If you need a subject
(someone doing the action or someone in the state of being described in the sentence), who is your pronoun. If you need an object (a receiver of the action), go with whom. A good trick is to see if you can substitute the words he or she or they. If so, go with who.
How do you use whom in WH questions?
| question word function example sentence | whom asking what or which person or people (object) Whom did you see? |
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Who or whom should I contact?
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
. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom.
Is it many of who or many of whom?
snargleplax said: “Of whom”
is a prepositional phrase modifying “many
.” “Whom” is what you use instead of “who” when the word is the object of a verb or preposition. “Many of whom” is a phrase familiar to many as an idiomatic construction.
Is whom a WH question?
Wh-questions begin with what, when,
where
, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. We use them to ask for information.
Who or whom exercises?
- Choose whoever/whomever you want.
- Show the door to whoever/whomever disagrees.
- Who/whom did you see?
- A man who/whom I recognized left the theater.
- He is the one who/whom we think will give up first.
- We don’t know who/whom you are talking about.
- I never met anyone who/whom looked so tired as she/her.
What are examples of questions?
- Are you feeling better today?
- May I use the bathroom?
- Is the prime rib a special tonight?
- Should I date him?
- Will you please do me a favor?
- Have you already completed your homework?
- Is that your final answer?
- Were you planning on becoming a fireman?
What are the 5 WH questions?
- Who is it about?
- What happened?
- When did it take place?
- Where did it take place?
- Why did it happen?
How do you ask questions examples?
For example, “
Are you thirsty
?” The answer is “Yes” or “No”; “Where do you live?” The answer is generally the name of your town or your address. Open questions elicit longer answers. They usually begin with what, why, how. An open question asks the respondent for his or her knowledge, opinion or feelings.
Which is correct who I love or whom I love?
@Joanne The “proper” formal way to say it is
“whom I love
,” but many American decide to evade the question. They will just say “the man I love.” But if you are being formal or taking a grammar test, use “whom.”
Who I met with or whom I met with?
Yes, that’s correct.
Who is used as the subject of a sentence or clause
. Whom is used as the object of a preposition and as a direct object. In your sentence, the pronoun would refer to the direct object, so to be correct, you should say, “The boy whom I met at the party.”
