LESSON 10: USING WHO/WHOM
Who is a relative or interrogative (question) pronoun in the subjective case.
It is used as a subject or subject complement.
EXAMPLE: Who is at the door?
Whom is a relative or interrogative pronoun in the objective case. It is used as an object.
EXAMPLE: Whom did she ask?
If you are unsure which pronoun to use, try rearranging the sentence and
replacing who or whom with he/she or him/her. If he or she sounds correct
(eg. He is at the door) use who; if him or her sounds correct (eg. She asked him)
use whom.
Whom can also be the object of a preposition.
EXAMPLE: For whom does the bell toll?
EXERCISES: Complete each sentence with the correct interrogative pronoun: who or whom.
1. __________________ are you taking to St. Catharines?
2. __________________ will we appoint as president?
3. __________________ can lend me a loonie?
It is used as a subject or subject complement.
EXAMPLE: Who is at the door?
Whom is a relative or interrogative pronoun in the objective case. It is used as an object.
EXAMPLE: Whom did she ask?
If you are unsure which pronoun to use, try rearranging the sentence and
replacing who or whom with he/she or him/her. If he or she sounds correct
(eg. He is at the door) use who; if him or her sounds correct (eg. She asked him)
use whom.
Whom can also be the object of a preposition.
EXAMPLE: For whom does the bell toll?
EXERCISES: Complete each sentence with the correct interrogative pronoun: who or whom.
1. __________________ are you taking to St. Catharines?
2. __________________ will we appoint as president?
3. __________________ can lend me a loonie?