By: Julianna Stadtmauer

How much do you know? 1. With Who/ Whom/whose do you bank? 2.Who/whom/whose dog is barking outside? 3.Claire knows who/whom/whose the winner is already. 4. Quinton will work on his project with whoever/whomever you suggest. 5. Whoever/ Whomever wins the lottery will become a millionaire.

Were you right? 1. With Who/ Whom /whose do you bank? 2. Who/whom/ whose dog is barking outside? 3.Claire knows who/whom/whose the winner is already. 4. Quinton will work on his project with whoever/whomever/ you suggest. 5. Whoever/ Whomever wins the lottery will become a millionaire.

What are they? “who” and “whoever” are subjective pronouns “whose” is a possessive pronoun “whom” and “whomever” are objective cases Subject Form Possessive Form Object Form Singular he who his whose him whom Plural they who their whose them whom

Who vs. Whom Use the he/him/his method to decide which word is correct Ex: Who/ Whom wrote the letter? He wrote the letter. Therefore, the answer is Who Ex: For who/ whom should I vote for? Should I vote for him? Therefore, the answer is whom

Whose? Whose can be used for both singular and plural form One can use the “his” method to decide whether or not to use whose. When answering the question if one uses “his” or “her” the correct answer is whose. We use "whose" to determine possesion **”whose” is not the same as “who’s”- “who’s” means who is. For example one would say: “Who’s at the door?” Ex: Whose camera is this? – The camera is his. Ex: She knew the family whose house we bought. – The family bought their house.

Whoever vs. Whomever In order to decide whether or not to use “whoever” or “whomever” once again use the “he”/ “him” method If you use “him” use “whomever” and if you use “he” use “whoever” Never try to figure out which is correct by using the question. Always answer the question being asked. Ex) I decided to vote for whoever/whomever called me first. – Who called first? He called first. Therefore, the answer is whoever. 2 Ex) Ask whoever/whomever comes this way for directions. Ask him for directions. Therefore, the answer is whomever.

Just a few more tips After a preposition or a prepositional phrase one must always use the objective (whom/ whomever). Ex) Give the package to (whoever/whomever)the group elected. After verb to be must have subject pronoun (who/whoever). Ex) The parents of that baby (whoever/whomever) they are, shouldn’t leave it alone.

Final Assessment 1.(Who, Whom, whose) cell phone keeps ringing? 2.(Whoever, Whomever) parked this car needs to move it. 3.There is a fifty-dollar reward for (whoever, whomever) finds and returns my dog. 4.(Who, Whom, whose) is that man at the end of the alley? 5.He is the kind of person (who, whom, whose), my father says, will always be able to multiply his money.

Let’s see how much you’ve learned 1.(Who, Whom, whose) cell phone keeps ringing? 2.(Whoever, Whomever) parked this car needs to move it. 3.There is a fifty-dollar reward for (whoever, whomever) finds and returns my dog. 4.(Who, Whom, whose) is that man at the end of the alley? 5.He is the kind of person (who, whom, whose), my father says, will always be able to multiply his money.