whom

who or whom?

They mean the same but they are not interchangeable.

However, in informal language "whom" is seldom used except after a preposition. 

Who is the subject form so must have a verb next.

Who won the game?

The man who fell to earth.

Did you see the children who were dressed up?

Whom is the object form and should be used 

after a subject and verb

She married whom?  

after a preposition
such as: after, at, before, between, by, for, from, in, into, of, over, under, with, without

for whom the bell tolls.

with whom he discussed the merger

the man after whom he is named

most of whom are weak from hunger

Test yourself:

1. a man for … playing football is everything
2. the chef with … he trained
3. Tom … grew up in Kent 
4. … is playing …?
5. from … she learnt songs

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sƃuos ʇuɹɐǝl ǝɥs ɯoɥʍ ɯoɹɟ 5
¿ɯoɥʍ ƃuıʎɐld sı oɥʍ 4
 ʇuǝʞ uı dn ʍǝɹƃ oɥʍ ɯoʇ 3
pǝuıɐɹʇ ǝɥ ɯoɥʍ ɥʇıʍ ɟǝɥɔ ǝɥʇ 2
ƃuıɥʇʎɹǝʌǝ sı llɐqʇooɟ ƃuıʎɐld ɯoɥʍ ɹoɟ uɐɯ ɐ 1