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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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