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Using Who or Whom

Using Who or Whom. Smithey. Who or Whom. W ho is a subject pronoun. Follows the Subject Pronoun rules. Doing the action = who Following a linking verb = who. W ho is a subject pronoun. If you can use he/she in its place, use should use who. Who/Whom is running for office?

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Using Who or Whom

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  1. Using Who or Whom Smithey

  2. Who or Whom • Whois a subject pronoun. • Follows the Subject Pronoun rules. • Doing the action = who • Following a linking verb = who

  3. Whois a subject pronoun. • If you can use he/she in its place, use should use who. Who/Whomis running for office? He is running for office. She is running for office.

  4. Whois a subject pronoun. • Follows the Subject Pronoun rules. • If you can use he/she in its place, use should use who. Who/ Whomvoted this morning? ____voted this morning. ____voted this morning.

  5. Whois a subject pronoun. • Follows the Subject Pronoun rules. • If you can use he/she in its place, use should use who. Who/ Whomvoted this morning? Hevoted this morning. Shevoted this morning.

  6. Whois a subject pronoun. Hevoted this morning. Shevoted this morning. Who/ Whomvoted this morning?

  7. Whom • Whomis an object pronoun • Whom follows the same rules as other Object Pronouns. • Whom – receives the action. • Whom follows a preposition.

  8. Whom • Whomis an object pronoun • If you can use him/herin its place, use should use whom.

  9. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ Whomdo you believe? (Make the question into a statement.)

  10. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ Whomdo you believe? You do believe who/whom? Doing the action = Receiving the action =

  11. If you can use him or her, you should use whom. Who/ Whomdo you believe? (You do believe who/ whom.) You do believe ___. You do believe ___. Doing the action = Receiving the action =

  12. If you can use him or her, you should use whom. Who/ Whomdo you believe? (You do believe who/ whom.) You do believe him. You do believe her.

  13. If you can use him or her, you should use whom. Who/ Whomdo you believe? (You do believe who/ whom.) You do believe him. You do believe her.

  14. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ whomhas Mr. Edenschosen? Make this question into a statement. (_________________________.)

  15. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ whomhas Mr. Edenschosen? (Mr. Edens has chosen who/whom.) Can you substitute him or her?

  16. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ whomhas Mr. Edenschosen? (Mr. Edens has chosen who/whom.) Mr. Edens has chosen ____. Mr. Edens has chosen ____.

  17. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ whomhas Mr. Edenschosen? (Mr. Edens has chosen who/whom.) Mr. Edens has chosen him. Mr. Edens has chosen her.

  18. For Whom to sound correct, you need to make a statement out of the question. Who/ whomhas Mr. Edenschosen? (Mr. Edens has chosen who/whom.) Mr. Edens has chosen him. Mr. Edens has chosen her.

  19. Who/ Whom is she waving to? (Make this into a statement.)

  20. Who/ Whom is she waving to? She is waving to who/ whom? Doing the action = Receiving the action = Can you substitute he/him or she/ her?

  21. Who/ Whom is she waving to? She is waving to who/ whom? Doing the action = She Receiving the action = who/whom She is waving to he/ him. She is waving to she/ her.

  22. Who/ Whom is she waving to? She is waving to who/ whom? Doing the action = She Receiving the action = who/whom She is waving to he/ him. She is waving to she/ her.

  23. Who/ Whom is she waving to? She is waving to who/ whom? Doing the action = She Receiving the action = who/whom She is waving to he/ him. She is waving to she/ her.

  24. Practice • To who/ whom do I mail my job application? (Make this into a statement.)

  25. Practice To who/ whom do I mail my job application? I will mail my job application to who/ whom? Doing the action = Receiving the action =

  26. Practice To who/ whom do I mail my job application? I will mail my job application to who/ whom? Doing the action = I Receiving the action = who / whom Can you substitute he/him or she/her?

  27. Practice To who/ whom do I mail my job application? I will mail my job application to who/ whom? I will mail my job application to he/ him. I will mail my job application to she/ her.

  28. Practice To who/ whom do I mail my job application? I will mail my job application to who/ whom? I will mail my job application to he/ him. I will mail my job application to she/ her.

  29. Practice To who/ whom do I mail my job application? I will mail my job application to who/ whom? I will mail my job application to he/ him. I will mail my job application to she/ her.

  30. Practice 3. Who/ Whom are you walking to school with? (Write this as a statement.)

  31. Practice 3. Who/ Whom are you walking to school with? You are walking to school with who/ whom?

  32. Practice 2. Who/ Whom will be the new NJHS president? (Write this as a statement.)

  33. Practice Who/ Whom will be the new NJHS president? The new NJHS president will be who/ whom.

  34. Practice Who/ Whom will be the new NJHS president? The new NJHS president will be who/ whom? The new NJHS president will be he/him. The new NJHS president will be she/her.

  35. Practice Who/ Whom will be the new NJHS president? The new NJHS president will be who/ whom? The new NJHS president will be he/him. The new NJHS president will be she/her.

  36. Give it a TryWhich form is correct? • (Who, Whom) did you see at the store? • For (who, whom) are you working?

  37. Give it a TryWhich form is correct? • (Who, Whom) did you see at the store? • For (who, whom) are you working?

  38. 5. (Who, Whom)will she ask for the crates? 6. With (who, whom) are you working? 7. (Who, Whom) manages the store for Bobby? 8. (Who, Whom) will you send this bill to?

  39. 5. (Who, Whom)will she ask for the crates? 6. With (who, whom) are you working? 7. (Who, Whom) manages the store for Bobby? 8. (Who, Whom) will you send this bill to?

  40. Summed up! • Use the pronoun who as a subject. • Use the pronoun whom as a direct object or with words such as to, in, for, and at. • Use the possessive pronoun whose to show ownership. • Do not confuse whose with the contraction who’s.

  41. Write who, whom or whoseto complete each sentence. 9. ________did you like best? 10.________ ordered the fishing pole from this catalog? 11._______book is on the floor? 12._______ should I go to the movie with? Who Who Whose Who

  42. Who 13. ________can answer this question about water pollution? 14. For _________is the gift with the big red bow? 15._______did you see at the gym yesterday? 16. To _________are you giving your concert tickets? whom Who whom

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