Who versus Whom... a quick grammar question

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<p>Alright in my personal statement I want to write this phrase:</p>

<p>chatting with people whom thay can only hope are who they claim to be</p>

<p>If this correct, gramatically? Please help! (But only if you really know what you're talking about.)</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>whom= him/her (object)
who-he she (subject)</p>

<p>chatting with people whom thay can only hope are who they claim to be</p>

<p>I would rewrite the phrase but in the one you have written I would use who</p>

<p>chatting with people, who can only hope they are what they claim to be.</p>

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<p>yes it is who because
if u rewrite it:
they can only hope HE is who HE claims to be.
since u used he, u use who</p>

<p>just for clarification :) i kno SISIS got it rite.</p>

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<p>actually, whom is used for singular, i believe, and who is for plural.
since you are using "they" I would say that it'd be best if you used all plural subjects in your sentence...
right now it just doesn't seem parallel to me</p>

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<p>^You believe wrong, then.</p>

<p>SISIS is right - whom is an object, who is a subject.</p>