Who vs Whom Getting it Right The SheHeHimHer

Who vs. Whom Getting it Right!!

The She/He-Him/Her Method • 1. Replace the Who or Whom in a sentence with she or her and see if it’s grammatically correct. • Choose Who if the personal pronoun is in the subjective case: I, we, he, she, it, they • Choose Whom if the personal pronoun is in the objective case: me, us, him, her, them • *Note: whoever and whomever follow suit

Examples • • Who/Whom wrote the letter? Replace who with she: She wrote the letter Replace whom with her: Her wrote the letter. The correct pronoun is Who. She works in the sentence.

More Examples of Who vs. Whom: • For who/whom should I vote? • Should I vote for him/her? • Should I vote for he/she? So, we know that whom is correct. • Remember: whom is replaced with him or her.

And…. more…. • Try another: • Who/Whom would be the best candidate? • She would be the best candidate. • Her would be the best candidate. • Therefore, Who is the answer.

Try some more: • • • We all know who/whom pulled the prank. Try it out: She pulled the prank. Her pulled the prank Therefore, who is the answer. I asked who/whom they plan to send to the new island. What is the answer?

Again, plug in she and her: • Answer: I asked whom they plan to send to the new island. • Turn the sentence around: They plan to send her to the new island. Or, they plan to send she to the new island. • So, her corresponds with whom. • They are not sure who/whom will be making the trip. What is the answer?

Keep going! • They are not sure who/whom will be making the trip. • Again, reconstruct the sentence: Her will be making the trip. • She will be making the trip. • Therefore, the sentence reads: • They are not sure who will be making the trip.

And, more……. • Who/Whom do you think has the best ideas for learning grammar? • Turn the sentence around: • You think…. . has the best ideas for learning grammar. • You think he/him has the best ideas for learning grammar. • You think he has the best ideas…. (correct)

Fill in the blanks with either who or whom: • 1. She is the girl_____was employed here. • 2. He is the man_____we employed last year. • 3. Of______were you speaking? • 4. _______do you think will do the work best?

Fill in the blanks, cont. • • • 5. I will vote for____you suggest. 6. _____shall I ask about this matter? 7. Give the information to___requests it. 8. Tonight, we shall find out____won. 9. She was speaking to the man____I met last week. • 10. She is the girl_____we hired.

Whoever vs whomever Substitute him + he for whoever The bank loans money to whoever/whomever needs it. The bank loans money to him. He needs it. The bank loans money to whoever needs it.

Substitute him + him for whomever Please recommend whoever/whomever you wish. Please recommend him. You wish him. Please recommend whomever you wish.

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