Who or Whom Hmmmmm

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Who or Whom? Hmmmmm

• Use the he/him method to decide which word is
  correct.
• he who (subject)
• him whom (object)

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Who or Whom? Hmmmmm

• Examples
• Who/Whom wrote the letter?
• He wrote the letter.
• Therefore, who is correct.
• For who/whom should I vote?
• Should I vote for him?
• Therefore, whom is correct.  
• This and the following was adapted from the The
  Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

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Who or Whom? Hmmmmm

• We all know who/whom pulled that prank.
• This sentence contains two clauses
• We all know and who/whom pulled that prank.
• We are interested in the second clause because it
  contains the who/whom.
• He pulled that prank.
• Therefore ????
• who is correct.  

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Who or Whom? Hmmmmm

• We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled.
• This sentence contains two clauses
• We want to know and the prank was pulled on
  who/whom.
• Again, we are interested in the second clause
  because it contains the who/whom.
• The prank was pulled on him.
• Therefore ??????
• whom is correct.

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Who and Whom

• ____________ is your closest friend?
• Who is your closest friend?
• ____________ do you bank with?
• Whom do you bank with? OR With whom do you bank?
• ____________ do you think will win the award?
• Who do you think will win the award?

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Who and Whom

• Clare knows _____ the winner is already.
• Clare knows who the winner is already.
• Bill will talk about his girlfriend with
  ____________ asks him.
• Bill will talk about his girlfriend with whoever
  asks him.

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Who and Whom

• Patty donates her time to ____________ needs it
  most.
• Patty donates her time to whoever needs it most.
• Larry will work on the project with ____________
  you suggest.
• Larry will work on the project with whomever you
  suggest.

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Who and Whom

• ____________ was that in the clown costume?
• Who was that in the clown costume?
• Kathy was not sure _____ she was voting for.
• Kathy was not sure whom she was voting for.
• ____________ wins the lottery will become a
  millionaire.
• Whoever wins the lottery will become a
  millionaire.

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Who and Whom

• He is the man ____________ was employed here.
• He is the man who was employed here.
• She is the woman ____________ we employed last
  year.
• She is the woman whom we employed last year.

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Who and Whom

• Of ____________ were you speaking?
• Of whom were you speaking?
• ____________ do you think will do the work best?
• Who do you think will do the work best?
• He is the man ____________ we think you
  mentioned.
• He is the man whom we think you mentioned.

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Who and Whom

• I will vote for ____________ you suggest.
• I will vote for whomever you suggest.
• ____________ shall I ask about this matter?
• Whom shall I ask about this matter?

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Who and Whom

• Give the information to _________ requests it.
• Give the information to whoever requests it.
• Tonight we shall find out ____________ won.
• Tonight we shall find out who won.
• ____________ runs this show?
• Who runs this show?