Who/whom would I even ask? Who/whom cares? Who vs. Whom? Who/whom would I even ask? Who/whom cares?

Every pronoun has a grammatical case.

How Many Cases are There? Only 3 How Many Cases are There? Subjective Possessive Objective

Subjective Case The pronoun in question is the subject of the sentence. EX: I drink coffee. “I” conjugates the verb doing the action. (to drink becomes drink)

Subjective Case The pronoun in question is the subject of the sentence. EX: He likes his coffee. “He” conjugates the verb doing the action. (to like becomes likes)

Possessive Case The pronoun in question owns something. EX: His truck is red. “His” is actually an adjective now because it describes the “truck.”

Possessive Case The pronoun in question owns something. EX: Your coffee is mild. “Your” is actually an adjective now because it describes the “coffee.”

Objective Case The pronoun in question is the object (direct or indirect) of a sentence. EX: You talk to me. “You” is the subject; “you” conjugates “talk.” “Me” is the object. It is the noun pronoun receiving an action performed by the subject. “Me” is also the object of a preposition. Objects of prepositions are never in the subjective case.

Objective Case The pronoun in question is the object (direct or indirect) of a sentence. EX: You give me coffee. “You” is the subject; “you” conjugates “give.” “Coffee” is the direct object; it is was is given. “Me” is the indirect object. It is the pronoun receiving the direct object.

When do these get tricky? Who did you see in class today? Whom did you see in class today? You spoke to who? To whom did you speak? When do these get tricky? When we use “who/whom”

To know what to write, we must know our subject Who did you see in class today? Re-write it to make it clear who is conjugating the verb. You spoke to who? Who conjugates “to-speak”? The noun that conjugates the verb is the subject. Whom did you see in class today? To whom did you speak? HINT - When in doubt, try replacing “who” with “he”. If you would need to say “him,” then you would need to say “whom.” For more, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DDOzSKWOLE

Let’s quiz ourselves... Between you and (I/me), I don’t like her one bit. (Who/Whom) were you talking to when you received that phone call? You gave a $300 present to (who/whom)? The one (who/whom) is doing the most talking is the one (who/whom) is doing the most learning. For more practice, see: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-2.html HINT: “Whom” will never conjugate a verb, like “is,” the way a subject does.

Homework: Please email past assignments you missed and email your narrative essay before class next Tuesday. It’s our last class!