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Who vs. Whom

Who vs. Whom. Pronoun Agreement. 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

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Who vs. Whom

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  1. Who vs. Whom Pronoun Agreement Getting it Right!!

  2. TheShe/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 Whomif the personal pronoun is in the objective case: me, us, him, her, them • *Note: whoever and whomever follow suit

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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?

  7. 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?

  8. 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.

  9. 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)

  10. 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?

  11. 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.

  12. Your turn! Now write five correct sentences using who and five correct sentences using whom:

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