Get Smart With Grammar- WHO WHOM

Get Smart With Grammar- WHO WHOM WHOSE

Subjects, Objects and Possessive Forms

To understand how to use "who," "whom," and "whose," you first have to understand the difference between subjects, objects, and possessive forms.

Subjects do an action:

· He loves movies.

· She goes to school.

· We enjoy Chinese food.

Objects receive an action:

· The teachers like him.

· Thomas knows her

· The actor smiled at us.

Possessive forms tell us the person something belongs to:

· His bike is broken.

· I like her new book.

· The teacher graded our homework.

"Who" is a subject pronoun like "he," "she" and "we" in the examples above. We use "who" to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way. Examples:

· Who made the birthday cake?

· Who is in the kitchen?

· Who is going to do the dishes?

"Whom" is an object pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use "whom" to ask which person receives an action.

Examples:

· Whom are you going to invite?

· Whom did he blame for the accident?

· Whom did he hire to do the job?

"Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to.

Examples:

· Whose camera is this?

· Whose dog is barking outside?

· Whose cell phone keeps ringing?

The form "whom" is becoming less and less common in English. Many native English speakers think "whom" sounds outdated or strange. This trend is particularly common in the United States. Especially when combined with prepositions, most people prefer to use "who" as the object pronoun.😉

· Who did you come to the party with?👍

· I don't know who he gave the book to.

· That is the woman who I was talking to.

· Who did you get that from?

· Do you have any idea who he sold his car to?

· That is the person who I got the information from.👍

Multiple Choice

1.___ wrote this book?

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Multiple Choice

2. ___are you going to recommend?

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Multiple Choice

3.___dictionary is on the table?

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Multiple Choice

4. It doesn't look like this is the right address.___

did you ask for directions?

• Who

• Whose

Fill in the Blanks

5. We have two extra tickets for the concert.

wants to go with us?

Multiple Choice

6. It wasn't me! I have no idea ___ left the oven on.

• who

• whom

• whose

Multiple Choice

7.___ car is parked in the handicapped parking space? If someone doesn't move it, it's going to be towed.

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Fill in the Blanks

8. The police have called in an expert to identify

handwriting is actually on the ransom letter.

Fill in the Blanks

9. Do you remember

received the Academy Award for best actress that year? Was it Nicole Kidman?

Fill in the Blanks

10. Melanie couldn't remember the name of the student

science project received the $100,000 prize.

Multiple Select

11. I know exactly ___ I'm going to support in the upcoming election.

• who

• whom

• whose

Multiple Select

12. That's the professor ___

spent 10 years living with the Pygmies in Central Africa.

• who

• whom

• whose

Multiple Select

13. She's the actress ___he so vividly describes in his scandalous new book.

• who

• whom

• whose

Multiple Choice

14. Can you please tell me the names of the people___

helped organize the AIDS charity event?

• who

• whom

• whose

Multiple Choice

15. The national park is being renamed in honor of Dian Fossey, ___

scientific research and environmental efforts helped save the last remaining mountain gorillas.

• who

• whom

• whose