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

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

5. And….more…. Try another: Who/Whom would be the best candidate?
She would be the best candidate.
Her 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:
She 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 her to the new island.
Or, they plan to send she to the new island.
So, her 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:
Her will be making the trip.
She 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?
who
whom
whom
Who

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.
whom
Whom
whoever
who
whom
whom

12. Let’s Practice! Write a sentence using who.
Switch paper with your partner & check sentence for correct usage.
Write a sentence using whom.
Again, switch paper with your partner & check sentence for correct usage.

13. Let’s Practice! Write a sentence using either who or whom.
Switch paper with your partner & check the sentence for correct usage.
Be sure to justify why you think it is wrong or why you agree it is correct.

14. Let’s Practice!
Write a sentence using either who or whom, however, leave a blank where the answer should be.
Switch paper with your partner & fill in the answer.
Turn to your partner and explain your answer & check with your partner for the correct answer.

15. Your Turn! Turn to the back side of your paper.
Write three correct sentences using who.
Write three correct sentences using whom.