1. Using Who and Whom p

2. Forms of Who and Whoever
Nominative who, whoever
Objective whom, whomever
Possessive whose, whosever
Who and whom can be used to ask questions and to introduce subordinate clauses.

3. Who in Questions
In a question, who is used as a subject or as a predicate pronoun (follows a linking verb).
Subject
Who wrote the song “This Land Is
Your Land”?
Predicate Pronoun
The writer was who?

4. Whom in Questions
In a question, whom is used as a direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition.
Direct Object
Whom did you ask?
Object of a Preposition
From whom did you get the
information?

5. Choosing Who or Whom Rewrite the question as a statement.
(Who, Whom) are you speaking to?
You are speaking to (who, whom).
Figure out whether the pronoun is a subject, an object, a predicate pronoun, or an object of a preposition.
To is a preposition.
To whom are you speaking?

6. Subordinate Clauses
A subordinate clause contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Today is the day when I will win an award.
Subject = I
Verb = will win

7. Who in Subordinate Clauses
Who should be used when the pronoun functions as the subject of a subordinate clause.
Pete Seeger is a singer who cares about the environment.

8. Whom in Subordinate Clauses
Whom should be used when the pronoun functions as a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.
Direct Object
Bob Dylan is one singer whom Pete Seeger influenced.
(Pete Seeger influenced whom).

9. Choosing Who or Whom Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence.
Pete Seeger is a singer (who, whom) I admire.
Figure out how the pronoun is used in the sentence.
I admire (who, whom). – D.O.
Trick: If you can say “he” in the sentence, use WHO , If you can say “him”, use WHOM