he = who/whoever him
= whom/whomever
they = who
them = whom
Who is always used as the subject of the verb.
Examples of
"who"
·
(Who, Whom) went to the circus?
He went to the circus. Therefore, who is correct.
·
We all know (whom, who) won the game for the team.
He won the game for the team, Therefore, who is correct.
·
Corie knows (who, whom) made the cake.
He made the cake. Therefore, who is correct.
·
(Whoever, Whomever) said that you couldn't dance?
He said that I couldn't dance. Therefore, Whoever is correct.
. The boys (who,
whom) painted the room also cleaned the yard.
They painted the room and cleaned
the yard. Therefore, who is correct.
Using Whom
Whom is never used as the subject of a verb. It is the object form of
a pronoun.
Examples of
"whom"
·
For (who,whom) did you vote?
I voted for him. Therefore, whom is correct.
·
With ( who,whom) do you sail?
I sail with him. Therefore, whom is correct.
·
(Who,Whom) should I ask about the discount?
I should ask him about the discount. Therefore , whom is correct.
·
You may go with (whomever, whoever) you choose.
I choose to go with him. Therefore, whomever is correct.
. I do not know the people to (who,
whom) I must report the incident.
I must report the incident to them. Therefore, whom
is correct.
Now try to correctly complete each of the following
sentences by using either who or whom in the blank spaces :
1/
----------- do you think will win the Miss Universe title this year?
2/ We need a leader
------------ we can trust.
3/ The hikers
------------ we saw earlier looked tired.
4/ The
person ------------- finds my dog will
receive a prize.
5/
------------- ate all of my pizza ?
6/
------------- are we meeting ?
7/ For
-------------- did you buy those flowers ?
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