Which is correct here, "who" or "whom"?

Question

Which do you use in this sentence:

"Who[m] did he marry?"

it's been driving me crazy all day

Answer 1

WHOM is correct

Answer 2

who is the right answer. we only use whom when the relative pronoun is the object of the sentence although it is not commonly used.

the woman i reported the theft to was very helpful.

is transformed as follow

the woman whom i reported the theft to was very helpful.

Answer 3

I would say who

Answer 4

Whom did he marry?

You use 'whom' when the subject is in question.

I read about this trick to remember:

Answer the question with the whom/who concern and if the answer uses 'him' you need to use 'whom' (remember they both end with m) and if the answer uses 'he' you need to use 'who.'

So to clarify:

* Whom did she marry? (she for the sake of the trick)

She married him.

* Who ate the last chocolate cookie?

He ate the last cookie.

Hope that helps!

Answer 5

"Whom" is correct in this sentence.

You can stop going crazy now.

Answer 6

Whom would be correct.  

Answer 7

Whom, I believe.

Answer 8

The answer is very easy! Formal (standard) English recommends "whom" as the the wh-word for asking human objects. Therefore, the question is asked in formal situations as, "Whom did he marry?" However, you may use "who" instead of "whom" in informal usage of the language. So, to sum up, both are correct, but "whom" is more formal.  

Answer 9

look

whom---> used for someone is far away like u in ur house and ur mom in the mall or your friend in UK it uses for far thing like whom that guy ???

Who----> used for the near people u know them like (who is obama)

who is nick jonas

that way

i hope that helps

but there is one thing that

in modren time like now they use Who cuz it is more easy than whom

Good luck

Answer 10

whom because whom is used as the direct object.

Answer 11

"Who did he marry?"

Answer 12

You can use both. To whom did Mr. John marry? Jenny or KC?

Or Who did John marry? Jenny, or KC?  I guess it's all in the way you say the sentence.

Answer 13

Whom.

Three “easy-to-use” rules

so you'll always get who and whom correct

      Rule #1: Substitute “he/him” or “she/her”: If it's either “he” or “she,” then it's “who;” if it's “him” or “her,” then it's “whom.”

     Rule #2: Every verb with a tense in a sentence must have a subject. And that word is always in the nominative case, so it's “who.” For example: In this sentence, “I decided to vote for whoever called me first”:

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ “I” is the subject of “decided”

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ “he” (whoever) is the subject of the verb “called.”

      In the sentence, “Give it to whoever deserves it”:([You] give it to whoever deserves it.)

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ “he” (whoever) is the subject of the verb “deserves.”

      This rule supersedes the first rule as it relates to who” and “whom.”

      Note: Related to this rule is one that says: The subject of a phrase is always attached to that phrase — no matter what. For example:

             Ask whoever reads that book to answer the question.

     Break down the sentence thusly:

     (You) ask him (he reads that book) to answer the question.

     In the phrase “he reads that book,” you cannot separate the subject “he” from the phrase to which it is attached.

     If you remember these two rules — substitute “he/him” or “she/her,” and that every verb with a tense must have a subject — you should solve the “who/whom” quandary every time.

     If you apply those two rules and you're still not sure, apply the all-important Rule #3.

     Rule #3: Give it a sincere and honest effort to determine is it's “who” or “whom.” If it takes more than a 30 seconds to figure it out, pick the one that sounds best to the ear (read it aloud) and move on. Why? Because even grammarians are likely to squabble over which to use. But always — always — apply rules #1 and #2 before using Rule #3.

Answer 14

the proper way to say it is whom, but many people r used to saying who