2.  Is a subject pronoun.  Who or what the sentence is about (the person or thing that is doing or being something)  Usually comes at the beginning of a sentence.  Who just came in the door?  Who gave that to you?

3.  Is an object pronoun.  Usually follows a preposition (to, for, from, with) as object of the preposition. ◦ To whom are you referring? ◦ You loaned your book to whom?

4.  It can also be the direct or indirect object (the person or thing that is having something done to it). ◦ Whom should I take to dinner tonight? ◦ I saw someone whom I had met before.

5.  The easiest way to test whether who or whom is correct, is to substitute.  Who = he  Whom = him  Sometimes you will also need to turn a question around into a statement.

6. Who/Whom did the committee select?

7. The committee did select who/whom.

8. Who/Whom did the committee select? The committee did select who/whom. The committee did select he/him.

9. Who/Whom did the committee select? The committee did select who/whom. The committee did select he/him. The committee did select him.

10. Who/Whom did the committee select? The committee did select who/whom. The committee did select he/him. The committee did select him. The committee did select whom.

11.  Who/whom is coming to your party?

12.  He/Him is coming to your party?

13.  Who/whom is coming to your party?  He/Him is coming to your party?  He is coming to your party  Who is coming to your party?

14.  (Who or whom) did you see at Lake Erie?  From (who, whom) did you learn about it?  (Who, whom) will rent us a boat here?  (Who, whom) knows where to catch fish?  To (who, whom) did you write this morning?  Tomorrow (who, whom) will travel with us?  With (who, whom) will you walk to the market?

15. 1. __________ was the thoughtful person? 2. For ______________ have they scheduled the swimming party? 3. Do you know ________ arranged the flowers? 4. _______ will be willing to drive tonight? 5. I don’t know ________ gave you the present. 6. I wonder to ______ I should send the note. 7. There are a lot of people _____ really like our teacher. 8. Many of the people _____ came to the party had a great time.