20 Examples of Sentences with Whom

Whom

“Whom"Is a" relative clause "in English could be translated as" to whom ". However, more important than the translation is to understand its correct use and the difference with other “relative clauses” such as “who” and “whose”

Differences with who and whose

quienIt is a pronoun that is used both in questions and in affirmations and negations to refer to the subject. In other words, it is a pronoun with a subject function.

Example:

• quien is that man? ¿Who is that man?
• She is the woman quien she bought the house. / She is the woman what she bought the house.

Whose It is a possessive pronoun, that is to say that it can be translated as "from whom" or "whose".

Example:

• Whose pencil is this? / ¿Whose is this pencil?
• He ’s the friend whose car I borrowed. / He is the friend whose car I borrowed.

WhomIt is a pronoun with an object function, that is, it indicates the person on whom the action falls.

• Whom hit the ball? / ¿To who hit the ball?
• That’s the thief whom the police arrested yesterday. / That's the thief To who the police arrested yesterday.

Question with Whom

The structure of the interrogation is:

Whom + do / have conjugated + subject + verb +?

Whom did they invite? / Who did they invite?

Affirmation with Whom

The structure of the claim is:

Object + whom + subject + verb

The employee whom the boss blamed for the mistake was fired. / The employee whom the boss blamed for the mistake was fired.

Examples of sentences with whom

1. Whom did the journalist expose? / Who did the journalist expose?
2. He’s the boy whom they found unconscious yesterday. / He is the boy who was found unconscious yesterday.
3. Whom will they choose for the job? / Who will they choose for the position?
4. That’s the policeman whom we asked if we could park here. / That's the cop we asked if we could park here.
5. For whom is that letter? / Who is this letter for?
6. Whom are you calling for? / Who are you calling?
7. We don't know for whom the threat was intended. / We do not know who the threat was directed at.
8. It’s dangerous to trust a person whom you've never met. / It is dangerous to trust someone you have never met.
9. To whom should I return this book? / Who should I return this book to?
10. I tried to be friendly with Tom, whom all the other kids bullied. / I tried to be friendly with Tom, who was teased by all the other children.
11. We help the families whom the flood affected. / We help families affected by the flood.
12. They won the tournament, but I don't know whom they defeated in the final. / They won the championship, but I don't know who they beat in the final.
13. Whom did you ask for permission? / Who did you ask permission from?
14. Whom do you prefer for the mail role? / Who do you prefer for the main role?
15. Whom do they obey? / Who do they obey?
16. The cake was prepared by the cook whom we hired last week. / The cake was prepared by the cook we hired last week.
17. He told me that his girlfriend was the girl I had met at the entrance. / He told me that his girlfriend was the girl he had met at the entrance.
18. Whom should I ask the answer? / Who should I ask the answer to?
19. They are my sister’s friends whom I haven’t met yet. / They are the friends of my sisters whom I still do not know.
20. Whom should I call in case of an emergency? / Who should I call in an emergency?

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