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the rule

Whom and which are relative pronouns.

They are used to join two sentences. They have the function of an object.

Whom is used for persons.

eg: Ali is an Egyptian student. I met him at a seminary.

Ali whom I met at a seminary is an Egyptian student.

Which is used for things or animals.

eg: The first satellite was called Sputnik. The Soviet

Union launched it in 1957.

The first satellite which the Soviet Union launched in 1957 was called Sputnik.