1. Getting it Right! AP Language & Composition
Who vs. Whom
Pronoun Agreement
Getting it Right!
AP Language & Composition

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?

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.

12. Your turn!
Now write five correct sentences using who and five correct sentences using whom: