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Using Who and Whom

Using Who and Whom. By Cheryl M. Hamilton. Do you know?. People sometimes confuse the pronouns who and whom when they write. Who. Who is a subject form. It is used as the subject of a sentence or the clause. Who As A Subject Example. Who is at the door?.

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Using Who and Whom

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  1. Using Who and Whom • By • Cheryl M. Hamilton

  2. Do you know? • People sometimes confuse the pronouns who and whom when they write.

  3. Who • Who is a subject form. • It is used as the subject of a sentence or the clause.

  4. Who As A Subject Example • Who is at the door?

  5. Who Example as the Subject in a Dependent Clause • Her mom is a great mother who bends over backwards for her.

  6. Whom • Whom is an object form. • It is used as the object of a preposition or as a direct object.

  7. Whom as Object of a Preposition Example • This is the piano teacher from whom I take lessons .

  8. Whom as a Direct Object Example • That is the team whom I like the best!

  9. Things to Remember About Whom • 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.

  10. Warm Up Example • _________ is your favorite teacher? • Who or Whom • Who is your favorite teacher?

  11. Warm Up Practice About ———————- is that famous song written? wh0 or whom About whom is that famous song written?

  12. Warm Up Example • ——————- did you choose for the captain? • Who or Whom • Whom did you choose for the captain?

  13. 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.

  14. Game Time! • http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/who_whom/quiz3329.html

  15. Let’s Get to Work!

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