WHO vs. WHOM

1. WHO vs. WHOM

2. You have to know the difference between a subject and an object. The subject of the sentence is the person doing something. The object is the target of the action (something is being done to it/him, etc.) Joey kicked the ball. Can you identify the subject and the object?

3. Let’s practice… Suzy ate the ice cream. Suzy- subject Ice cream-object The dog barked at the cat. Dog-subject Cat-object

4. Who vs. Whom Use who when referring to the subject. Who went to the circus? Who ate all of the cupcakes? Who kicked the ball?

5. Who vs. Whom • Use whom when referring to the object of a sentence. • For whom did you vote? • Whom do I love?

6. STILL CONFUSED? Try this… Restate your question he = who/whoever him = whom/whomever Who went to the circus? Who ate all of the cupcakes? For whom did you vote? Whom do I love?

7. he = who/whoeverhim = whom/whomever   ____________ is responsible for this decision? For ___________ should we blame this mess? _______ wrote the letter?

8. Resources http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/who-versus-whom.aspx http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoVwhom.asp