It might be tricky to know when to use who and when to use whom. But using a few common methods we can differentiate between who and whom.<blockquote>A quick rule: KEEP THE Ms TOGETHER! (Him, Them, Whom)</blockquote><h3>1. When to use Who:</h3>"Who" is used to refer to a subject pronoun. A subject pronoun like "He, She, They, I, or We" is generally used at the start of a sentence.So, if we can insert any of these subject pronouns into the place where who or whom should be used, then we have to use who in that instance.Example:I'm not sure ____ would like to go to the movies.Let's focus on the part of the sentence: ____ would like to go to the film.Now, we can try adding He or Him here. And we can instantly see that here only he can be used. So, this has to be a who.<h3>2. When to use Whom:</h3>"Whom" is used to refer to an object pronoun. An object pronoun like "him, her, them, me, us" is generally used at the end of a sentence.And, if we can insert any of these object pronouns into the place where who or whom should be used, then we have to use whom in that instance.Example:He's the guy ______ I was talking about.First, let's rearrange that a bit: I was talking about ______.Now, we can try adding He or Him here. And we can instantly see that here only "him" can be used. So, this has to be a "whom".<h2>Let's dive deeper by learning through some examples:</h2>1. Who/Whom ate my sandwich.(_ He_ ate my sandwich) --&gt; _ Who ate my sandwich.2. Who/Whom did you see?.(Did you see him? ) --&gt; Whom__ did you see ?3. Show the door to Whoever/Whomever disagrees.(___He___ disagrees) --&gt; Show the door to __Whoever__ disagrees.4. A man Who/Whom I recognized left the theater.(I recognized him ) --&gt; A man Whom I recognized left the theater.

It might be tricky to know when to use who and when to use whom. But using a few common methods we can differentiate between who a...

Aneek Rahman

Grammar: When to use Who and Whom?