using who and whom

By Cheryl M. Hamilton

Using Who and Whom

People sometimes confuse the pronouns who and whom when they write.

Do you know?

Who is a subject form.

It is used as the subject of a sentence or the clause.

Who

Who is at the door?

Who As A Subject Example

Her mom is a great mother who bends over backwards for her.

Who Example as the Subject in a Dependent Clause

Whom is an object form.

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

Whom

This is the piano teacher from whom I take lessons .

Whom as Object of a Preposition Example

That is the team whom I like the best!

Whom as a Direct Object Example

The subject you doesn’t need to come first in a question.

Don’t be fooled if the subject does not come first.To understand when to use whom, change the

word order so that the subject comes first. Whom will you ask? becomes

You will ask whom?This makes it easier to see that whom is a direct

object.

Things to Remember About Whom

_________ is your favorite teacher?

Who or Whom

Who is your favorite teacher?

Warm Up Example

About ———————- is that famous song written?

wh0 or whom

About whom is that famous song written?

Warm Up Practice

——————- did you choose for the captain?

Who or Whom

Whom did you choose for the captain?

Warm Up Example

I met a man today, ———— is a great writer.

who or whom

I met a man today, who is a great writer.

Warm Up Example

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