1. Pronoun Case: Who or Whoever Versus Whom or Whomever MINI-LESSON #81 FROM THE UWF WRITING LAB’S 101 GRAMMAR MINI-LESSONS SERIES

2. Who and Whoever Who and whoever are used when a subject is needed. Substitute he (or she) for who and whoever. –He’s the professor who teaches Symbology. (He teaches Symbology.) –He who speaks must listen. (He speaks.) –Give the job to whoever applies. (He applies.)

3. Whom and Whomever Whom and whomever are used when an object is needed. Substitute him for whom and whomever. Sometimes it may be necessary to rearrange the word order in which the word who or whom is functioning. –Are you trying to contact the people to whom this house belongs? (This house belongs to him.) –Give the job to whomever we recommend. (We recommend him.)

4. Let’s Practice! I never met a man who/whom I didn’t like. I never met a man whom I didn’t like. Can you tell me who/whom you are? Can you tell me who you are?

5. More Practice! Who/whom is the artist who/whom painted this portrait of the woman who/whom he loved? Who is the artist who painted this portrait of the woman whom he loved. He is the one who/whom was going to leave. He is the one who was going to leave.