Who or Whom?

Who or Whom?

World Literature

Subject vs. Object Pronouns

• Subject pronouns replace the noun performing the action in a sentence. In simpler terms, "I," "she," "he," "we," and "they" are all subject pronouns.

• ___ gave the teacher a present today.

• Object pronouns replace the noun receiveing the action in a sentence. In simpler terms, "me," "him," "her," us," and "them" are all object pronouns.

• The teacher gave ___ a present today.

WHO

• Who is a SUBJECT pronoun.

• It should be used as the subject of a sentence.

WHOM

• Whom is an OBJECT pronoun.

• It is used as the direct object or the object of a preposition.

Tips for when to use Who or Whom

• Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick:

• If you can replace the word with "he," "she," "they," or "we," use WHO.

• If you can replace it with "him," "her," "them," or "us," use WHOM.

WHO? WHOM?

• For example, "Who is the best in class?" If you rewrote that question as a statement, "She is the best in class" makes more sense than "Her is the best in class."

• Use whom when a sentence needs an object pronoun like him or her. For example, "This is for whom?" If you rewrote this question as a statement, "This is for him" makes more sense than "This is for he."

Sentences with WHO

• Who handed it to her?

• His friend, who lives in Minneapolis, came to visit.

• People who take time to be kind make the world a better place.

Sentences with WHOM

• They are the one whom I love.

• To whom am I supposed to give this Valentine?

• Those flowers came from whom?

Multiple Choice

To _____ have you offered your help?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

_____ wrote that beautiful love poem?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

I need to know _____ threw that pineapple upside-down cake at me!

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

Do you know the person _____ is standing there?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

For _____ are you buying this present?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

_____ gave you permission to say that terrible thing?

• who

• whom