Who or whom in this sentence?

Ok I am not sure which is the more correct one:

"I like the person who cleaned up the apartment."

"I like the person whom cleaned up the apartment."

lo2 said:

Ok I am not sure which is the more correct one:

"I like the person who cleaned up the apartment."

"I like the person whom cleaned up the apartment."

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Use "who".

Ok.

Can I ask why? Do you not use whom when the element that you are referring back to is an object, or when the word whom itself is an object?

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You could use "whom" in "I have two older brothers whom I love very much."

Do you see the difference?

"Who" is the subject of the verb "cleaned" in the phrase.

Also, "whom" has fallen out of common use in most cases.

He cleaned up the apartment.
He is the person who cleaned up the apartment.
I like the person who cleaned up the apartment.

All subjects.

What about this one then:

"Uh I am looking forward to hear whom you decided to vote for."

You voted for him.
He is the man for whom you decided to vote.
I am looking forward to hearing for whom you decided to vote.
I am looking forward to hearing whom you decided to vote for.

Whom is the object of the preposition "for."

Barb_D said:

You voted for him.
He is the man for whom you decided to vote.
I am looking forward to hearing for whom you decided to vote.
I am looking forward to hearing whom you decided to vote for.

Whom is the object of the preposition "for."

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Ok thanks a lot!

One final question I wrote:

"Uh I am looking forward to hear whom you decided to vote for."

And you wrote:

"I am looking forward to hearing whom you decided to vote for."

So which wording is the best, or is it indifferent?

If you're asking about the "hear" versus "hearing" use the -ing form.
I'm looking forward to meeting you in person.
He's looking forward to seeing his grandmother.
We're all looking forward to eating what smells like a delicious dinner.

'Looking forward to' is followed by a noun or gerund, so you need '...looking forward to hearing...'

I don't know why you began your sentence with 'Uh'.

Rover

Ok, would you go so far as to say that one cannot say?

"I am looking forward to hear..."

lo2 said:

Ok, would you go so far as to say that one cannot say?

"I am looking forward to hear..."

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He did say that in his last post.