- used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition
- Whom did they invite?
- To whom should I write?
- The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply.
- Her mother, in whom she confided, said she would support her unconditionally.
Grammar Point whomwhom- Whom is not used very often in spoken English. Who is usually used as the object pronoun, especially in questions:
- Who did you invite to the party?
- The use of whom as the pronoun after prepositions is very formal:
- To whom should I address the letter?
- He asked me with whom I had discussed it.
- Who should I address the letter to?
- He asked me who I had discussed it with.
- In defining relative clauses the object pronoun whom is not often used. You can either use who or that, or leave out the pronoun completely:
- The family (who/that/whom) I met at the airport were very kind.
- In non-defining relative clauses who or, more formally, whom (but not that) is used and the pronoun cannot be left out:
- Our doctor, who/whom we all liked very much, retired last week.
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