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I am facing problem regarding the usage of who and whom. So I want to know how to use those pronouns? For example: who or whom do you think I met?

wythagoras
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Rakesh
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  • 'Who' is used as the subject of the verb. For examples, see the answer from @sooeithdk. 'Whom' is used as the object of the verb or preposition. An example: "For whom was this done?" – JEL Sep 03 '15 at 04:48
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    Here is the best explanation I have ever seen: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/who_vs_whom – Yeshe Sep 03 '15 at 05:06
  • +1 for the oatmeal, really good explanation. Also it's worth noting that no one really uses whom in spoken English these days... – Some_Guy Sep 03 '15 at 08:53

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If that who is doing the action, you use who.

He was the man who became wealthy by selling medicine.

If that who is not doing any action, you muse use whom.

He was the man whom I met yesterday.

Also, when using it as pronoun, you follow the same rule.

Whom do you think I met yesterday?

sooeithdk
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  • This question already has an answer here: What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly? And seems to have been asked more times than any other on ELU. – Edwin Ashworth Sep 03 '15 at 11:30