Please correct my English.

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  • A trick I was taught to tell which to use: reword the sentence using they/them, and determine which sounds correct. If “they” sounds better, then “who” is correct in the original sentence. If “them” sounds better, “whom” is correct.

    Example: “Who ate my Teamster sub?” Which of these two sounds better:

    • “They ate my Teamster sub.”
    • “Them ate my Teamster sub.”

    In this case, we should use “who”.

    Example: “Who did you see Hot Tub Time Machine with?”

    • “You saw Hot Tub Time Machine with they.”
    • “You saw Hot Tub Time Machine with them.”

    In this case, it is “whom”.

    Though even more proper would be “With whom did you see Hot Tub Time Machine?” because

    You shouldn't end a sentice with a preposition at