whom ( en desuso, muy muy formal/ "object" (it never functions as subject)
preposition+whom (formal) //preposition+ which (formal)
It’s time for you to roll up your sleeves because we’re about to start 💪:
I bought a car last summer. It was advertised in the local paper.
I bought......
Peter works in our office. Her wife is a plastic surgeon. (WHOSE)
Venice is a wonderful place. We spent our last holiday there.
He showed us how to create a computer-based game. It was very interesting.
I've just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is an amazing book.
That's the boy. I told you about him last night. (WHO/ WHOM)
They've sold the house. I wanted to buy it.
Helen has just arrived. She had a baby.
They've sold the grocery. I used to go shopping there.
My sister has won a Nintendo. Her children love playing games.
There's the lady. Her dog was killed.
I have a friend. He's a wonderful skater.
The boy broke the window. He ran away.
Scrabble is a very enjoyable game. I play Scrabble every weekend.
Camilo Echervarry is my fav singer. He sings Ropa Cara.
Cazalla is a nice village of Seville. I usually spend my summer holidays there.
He received the prize. He was waiting for it.
Robert Graves wrote I Claudius. He used to live in Majorca.
We went to the National Gallery in London. It was fascinating.
I remember those days. We were so happy then.
She hasn't got anything to do. This makes her angry.
Pete has become a singer. You met him last year.
Terenci Moix didn't like publicity. His novels were best-sellers.
The mountain is 3000 metres high. They climbed it.
I was happy to see my friend. He has been living in London for three years.
We have visited Mérida. There are many Roman remains there.
He has lost the ring. Everyone admired it.
She finally passed the driving test. It made her very happy.
Do you know the exact date? We are going to meet then.
He's the man. They were talking about him.
He broke a cup. It was made of Bohemian glass.
Jane has been sacked. You met her last Sunday.
Michael has been promoted. This made him very happy.
The school bell went off unexpectedly. It was repaired last week.
She doesn't know the man. We are talking about him.
We went to a restaurant. They serve excellent fish there.
Mary forgot to post the letters. She's my secretary.
Elizabeth George is an excellent writer. Her novels are best-sellers.
I forgot to print the article. I wrote it last night.
I refused to say anything about it. It was quite sensible.
ANSWERS
I bought a car which/that was advertised in the local paper last summer .
Peter, whose wife is a plastic surgeon, works in an office.
Venice, where we spent our last holiday, is a wonderful place.
He showed us how to create a computer-based game, which was very interesting. ***
I've just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which is an amazing book.
That's the boy who/that I told you about last night.
They've sold the house which/that I wanted to buy.
Helen, who had a baby, has just arrived.
They've sold the grocery where I used to go shopping.
My sister, whose children love playing games, has won a Nintendo.
There's the lady whose dog was killed.
I have a friend who/that is a wonderful skater.
The boy who/that broke the window ran away.
Scrabble, which I play every weekend, is a very enjoyable game.
Camilo Echevarry, who sings Ropa Cara, is my fav singer.
Cazalla, where I usually spend my summer holidays, is a nice village of Seville.
He received the prize which/that he was waiting for.
Robert Graves, who used to live in Mallorca, wrote I Claudius.
We went to the National Gallery in London, which was fascinating.
I remember those days when we were so happy.
She hasn't got anything to do, which makes her angry.
Pete, who you met last year, has become a singer.
Terenci Moix, whose novels were best-sellers, didn't like publicity.
The mountain (that/which) they climbed is 3000 metres high.
I was happy to see my friend, who has been living in London for three years.
We have visited Mérida, where there are many Roman remains.
He has lost the ring that/which everyone admired.
She finally passed the driving test, which made her very happy.
Do you know the exact date when we are going to meet?
He's the man (that) they were talking about.
He broke a cup that/which was made of Bohemian glass.
Jane, who you met last Sunday, has been sacked.
Informal to Formal Sentences
The girl I told you about lives next door.(WHOM)
This is the book we talked about last week.
The people we were sitting with left early.
The university she went to is very prestigious.
ANSWERS
→ The girl about whom I told you lives next door.
→ This is the book about which we talked last summer.
→ The people with whom we were sitting left early.
→ The university to which she went is very prestigious.
Formal to Informal Sentences
The company to which I applied sent me a job offer.
This is the painting about which we were discussing yesterday.
The man with whom I spoke at the conference is a renowned scientist.
The topic on which she is writing her dissertation is very complex.
ANSWERS
→ The company (that/which) I applied to sent me a job offer.
→ This is the painting (which/that) we were talking about yesterday.
→ The man (that/who) I spoke with at the conference is a renowned scientist.
→ The topic (which/that) she’s writing her dissertation on is very complex.
