Of all the parts of speech, pronouns probably cause the most trouble.
Do I use who or whom?
You can answer it if it is a question, or somehow try to substitute one of the nominative pronouns for who or whom. If you would use I/he/she/we/they in the sentence, then who is correct. Alternatively, if you would use me/him/her/us/them, you need to use whom.
Examples:
1. To ( ) did you give those tickets? Answer the question: I gave the tickets to him. So you use whom.
2. ( ) ate the pizza? Answer the question: He and I did. So you use who.
· Nominative pronouns – I, you, he, she, it, we, they
· Objective pronouns – me, you, him, her, it, us, them
· The pronouns “you” and “it” are the same for nominative and objective, so be careful.
TIP: Whom comes after by, with, for, to, between, from.