{"id":491,"date":"2019-04-25T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T01:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/hewho-himwhom\/"},"modified":"2019-04-25T21:36:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T01:36:59","slug":"hewho-himwhom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/hewho-himwhom\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn When to Use Who\/Whom With Language Lady!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_image align=”center” src=”https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/he-him-who-whom.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″]
The who\/whom question is a tricky one. Out of all \u201cpronouns\u201d (some grammarians call who\/whom pronouns; some call them subordinators; some call them…who knows…grammar is so subjective!)…anyway, out of all pronouns, who\/whom is the trickiest to use correctly because it simply doesn\u2019t sound as \u201cwrong.\u201d (We all know that you don\u2019t say \u201cHer is coming over later!\u201d) Stick with Language Lady\u2014and I\u2019ll give you a tip for every usage problem you encounter (okay, maybe not every one…but I\u2019ll sure try!) 1) Use who in the subjective position\u2013when you are talking about the subject. Or use who any time you could use he\u2013he\/who. 2) Use whom in the objective position\u2013when you are talking about any object (object of the preposition, direct object, indirect object, etc.). Or use whom any time you could use him\u2013him\/whom. But the problem is a little bigger than that because you can\u2019t just take who out and substitute he and hear the correctness: a. Is Ray the one who is coming to dinner? b. Is Ray the one he is coming to dinner? 1. Remember the little trick from above: he\/who 2. Then reword the sentence so that you can answer the question with he or him\u2013and use the who or whom that goes with your answer (he\/who and him\/whom). <\/p>\n 1. She is the one who doesn\u2019t care.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who is the one who doesn\u2019t care? <\/p>\n 2. It was that girl who stole the candy.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who stole the candy? <\/p>\n 3. I have never seen anyone who could type that fast.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who could type that fast? <\/p>\n 4. I just want whomever is the very best to win.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who do you want to win? <\/p>\n 5. We will be there at the door to greet whomever.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who will you greet at the door? <\/p>\n 6. She should just tell whomever.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who should she tell? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I hope you are one who uses who and whom correctly and not one whom others talk about concerning your grammar!<\/p>\n (Who uses who and whom correctly? HE does. \/Who do others talk about? Others talk about HIM!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. They didn\u2019t say who\/whom was going to lead the group.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who did they not say was going to lead the group? 2. I hope that whomever\/whoever wins will be good for the job.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who do you hope will be good for the job? 3. I think that we should ask whoever\/whomever arrives first.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who will arrive first? 4. Give honor to whom\/who honor is due.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who should we give honor to? 5. I didn\u2019t think he was one whom\/who could carry out the job.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who could carry out the job? 6. I didn\u2019t pass it to the one who\/whom they said I should.<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Who did you not pass it to? <\/p>\n I\u2019m sorry this is so challenging! I really am…especially for my one hundred students every year! If I could make grammar less subjective and easier to apply, I would wave my magic Language Lady wand and do so! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Love and hope,<\/p>\n Donna<\/p>\n P.S. What usage\/grammar\/writing problem do you struggle with? I\u2019d love to answer it for you!<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The who\/whom question is a tricky one. Out of all \u201cpronouns\u201d (some grammarians call who\/whom pronouns; some call them subordinators; some call them…who knows…grammar is so subjective!)…anyway, out of all pronouns, who\/whom is the trickiest to use correctly because it simply doesn\u2019t sound as \u201cwrong.\u201d (We all know that you don\u2019t say \u201cHer is coming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe who\/whom question is a tricky one. Out of all \u201cpronouns\u201d (some grammarians call who\/whom pronouns; some call them subordinators; some call them...who knows...grammar is so subjective!)...anyway, out of all pronouns, who\/whom is the trickiest to use correctly because it simply doesn\u2019t sound as \u201cwrong.\u201d (We all know that you don\u2019t say \u201cHer is coming over later!\u201d) Stick with Language Lady\u2014and I\u2019ll give you a tip for every usage problem you encounter (okay, maybe not every one...but I\u2019ll sure try!)\r\n a. Is Ray the one who is coming to dinner?<\/p>\r\n b. Is Ray the one he is coming to dinner?<\/p>\r\n \r\n a. Who is the one who doesn\u2019t care?\r\nb. He is the one who doesn\u2019t care (not Him is the one\u2026).\r\nc. So use WHO (He\/Who)<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n2. It was that girl who stole the candy.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who stole the candy?\r\nb. He stole the candy (not Him is the one\u2026)\r\nc. So use WHO.(He\/Who)<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n3. I have never seen anyone who could type that fast.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who could type that fast?\r\nb. He could type that fast (not Him could type that fast..)\r\nc. So use WHO (He\/Who)<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n4. I just want whomever is the very best to win.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who do you want to win?\r\nb. I want him to win (not I want HE to win..)\r\nc. So use WHOM (Him\/Whom)<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n5. We will be there at the door to greet whomever.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who will you greet at the door?\r\nb. You will greet him at the door (not greet HE at the door\u2026)\r\nc. So use whomever (Him\/Whom)<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n6. She should just tell whomever.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who should she tell?\r\nb. She should tell him.(not tell HE..)\r\nc. So use whomever (Him\/Whom)<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nI hope you are one who uses who and whom correctly and not one whom others talk about concerning your grammar!\r\n\r\n(Who uses who and whom correctly? HE does. \/Who do others talk about? Others talk about HIM!)\r\n\r\n \r\n a. Who did they not say was going to lead the group?\r\nb. They did not say HE was going to lead the group.\r\nc. They didn\u2019t say WHO was going to lead the group. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\r\n 2. I hope that whomever\/whoever wins will be good for the job.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n a. Who do you hope will be good for the job?\r\nb. You hope that HE will be good for the job?\r\nc. I hope that WHOever wins will be good for the job. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\r\n3. I think that we should ask whoever\/whomever arrives first.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who will arrive first?\r\nb. HE will arrive first.\r\nc. I think that we should ask WHOever arrives first. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\r\n4. Give honor to whom\/who honor is due.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who should we give honor to?\r\nb. We should give honor to HIM.\r\nc. Give honor to WHOM honor is due.(Him\/Whom)<\/em><\/p>\r\n5. I didn\u2019t think he was one whom\/who could carry out the job.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who could carry out the job?\r\nb. HE could carry out the job.\r\nc. I didn\u2019t think he was one who could carry out the job. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\r\n6. I didn\u2019t pass it to the one who\/whom they said I should.<\/strong>\r\n a. Who did you not pass it to?\r\nb. I did not pass it to HIM.\r\nc. I didn\u2019t pass it to the one WHOM they said I should. (Him\/Whom)<\/em><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\nI\u2019m sorry this is so challenging! I really am...especially for my one hundred students every year! If I could make grammar less subjective and easier to apply, I would wave my magic Language Lady wand and do so! :)\r\n\r\nLove and hope,\r\n\r\nDonna\r\n\r\nP.S. What usage\/grammar\/writing problem do you struggle with? I\u2019d love to answer it for you!","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1264,628,640,82,632,183],"tags":[235,206,208,234,207,225],"yoast_head":"\n
\u00a0<\/p>\nPart of it sounds easy:
Actually, to tell whether you need to use who or whom, you have to do two steps, and the second step is rather laborious:
him\/whomI\u2019m going to walk through several of these to help you because it takes a while to do this automatically and correctly:<\/h4>\n
b. He is the one who doesn\u2019t care (not Him is the one\u2026).
c. So use WHO (He\/Who)<\/p>\n
b. He stole the candy (not Him is the one\u2026)
c. So use WHO.(He\/Who)<\/p>\n
b. He could type that fast (not Him could type that fast..)
c. So use WHO (He\/Who)<\/p>\n
b. I want him to win (not I want HE to win..)
c. So use WHOM (Him\/Whom)<\/p>\n
b. You will greet him at the door (not greet HE at the door\u2026)
c. So use whomever (Him\/Whom)<\/p>\n
b. She should tell him.(not tell HE..)
c. So use whomever (Him\/Whom)<\/p>\nNeed some more practice? Here you go:<\/h4>\n
b. They did not say HE was going to lead the group.
c. They didn\u2019t say WHO was going to lead the group. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\n
b. You hope that HE will be good for the job?
c. I hope that WHOever wins will be good for the job. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\n
b. HE will arrive first.
c. I think that we should ask WHOever arrives first. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\n
b. We should give honor to HIM.
c. Give honor to WHOM honor is due.(Him\/Whom)<\/em><\/p>\n
b. HE could carry out the job.
c. I didn\u2019t think he was one who could carry out the job. (He\/Who)<\/em><\/p>\n
b. I did not pass it to HIM.
c. I didn\u2019t pass it to the one WHOM they said I should. (Him\/Whom)<\/em><\/p>\nPart of it sounds easy:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n1) Use who in the subjective position\u2013when you are talking about the subject. Or use who any time you could use he\u2013he\/who.\r\n\r\n2) Use whom in the objective position\u2013when you are talking about any object (object of the preposition, direct object, indirect object, etc.). Or use whom any time you could use him\u2013him\/whom.\r\n\r\nBut the problem is a little bigger than that because you can\u2019t just take who out and substitute he and hear the correctness:\r\n
Actually, to tell whether you need to use who or whom, you have to do two steps, and the second step is rather laborious:<\/h4>\r\n1. Remember the little trick from above:\r\n\r\nhe\/who\r\nhim\/whom\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n2. Then reword the sentence so that you can answer the question with he or him\u2013and use the who or whom that goes with your answer (he\/who and him\/whom).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n
I\u2019m going to walk through several of these to help you because it takes a while to do this automatically and correctly:<\/h4>\r\n1. She is the one who doesn\u2019t care.<\/strong>\r\n
Need some more practice? Here you go:<\/h4>\r\n1. They didn\u2019t say who\/whom was going to lead the group.<\/strong>\r\n