When should I use "whom" instead of "who"?
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There are two ways of answering this question.
First, easy answer: don't use whom. In typical informal English -- so 99% of spoken English -- "whom" almost doesn't get used.
Second answer: "whom" is an indirect object pronoun. So it's used to designate indirect objects -- "To whom did you give the book?" (BUT -- as I said above -- everyone would really say "Who did you give the book to?')
"Who" is a direct object pronoun -- "Who gave you the book?"
Anyway, outside of grammar books and academic writing, "whom" is not used much.
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Alejandro. Who significa "quién", whom significa "a quién". En el primer caso (who) es la persona que ejecuta la acción.
¿Quién vino? = who came?
¿Quién quiere más comida? = who wants more food?
Mientras que en el segundo caso (whom) "quién" es el que recibe la acción:
¿A quién llamas? = whom are you calling?
¿A quién le tengo que decir? = whom do I have to tell?
Ahora, también pueden usarse en frases positivas o negativas.
Ella es María, quien está encargada de este departamento.
This is María, who is in charge of this department.
Él es Robert, a quien contratamos la semana pasada.
He is Robert, whom we hired last week.
Espero que esto te ayude
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you dont have to, but in expressions like ' none of whom' the use of whom is indispensable.
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