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

2. The He-Him Method
1. Replace the Who or Whom in a sentence with he or him 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 Whom if 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 he:
He wrote the letter
Replace whom with him:
Him 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?
Should I vote for he?
So, we know that whom is correct.
Remember: whom is replaced with him.

5. And….more…. Try another: Who/Whom would be the best candidate?
He would be the best candidate.
She 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:
He 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 him to the new island. Or, they plan to send he to the new island.
So, him 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:
Him will be making the trip.
He 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. Answers on the next slide
Check them AFTER you’ve completed the 10 questions!

13. Answers
Who
Whom
8. Who 9. Whom 10. Whom

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