{"id":3,"date":"2006-05-01T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2006-05-01T15:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=3"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:05:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:05:33","slug":"3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/whowhomwhoeverwhomever\/3\/","title":{"rendered":"Who<\/em> vs. Whom<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s crack the code for who<\/em> and whom<\/em>. It is easier than you might imagine. In addition, I will give you the technique for learning when to use whoever <\/em>vs. whomever<\/em>. The following are informal methods rather than rules; however, they really work!<\/p>\n

Rule: Use who <\/em>when you could replace it with he.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> Who\/whom is standing by the gate?<\/em><\/p>\n

We would say, “He is standing by the gate.” So who <\/em>is correct.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> Gail wished she knew who\/whom won.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gail wished <\/em>is a subject and verb pair (also called a clause). She knew <\/em>is another subject and verb pair (clause). Who\/whom won<\/em>, the third clause, is the one we care about here. We would say, “He won.” So who <\/em>is correct.
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\nRule:<\/strong> Use whom <\/em>when you could replace it with him<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> To who\/whom am I speaking?<\/em> <\/p>\n

Let’s turn the question into a sentence to make it easier: I am speaking to who\/whom.<\/em> We would say, “I am speaking to him.” Therefore, whom <\/em>is correct.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> Hank wanted to know who\/whom they trusted.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hank wanted to know <\/em>is a clause. That leaves who\/whom they trusted.<\/em> Again, let’s turn the question into a sentence: Who\/whom did they trust?<\/em> We would say, “They trusted him.” Therefore, whom <\/em>is correct.<\/p>\n

Now, wouldn’t it be nice to know when to use whoever <\/em>and whomever <\/em>with confidence? Then see our grammar tips Whoever<\/em> vs. <\/a>Whomever<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Whoever Would Use Whomever<\/em>: Read On<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pop Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Who\/Whom should I ask to the dance?
\n2. Cedric hasn’t decided who\/whom should be appointed yet.
\n3. I’m looking for an assistant on who\/whom I can depend.<\/p>\n

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Pop Quiz <\/strong>Answers <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Whom should I ask to the dance?
\n2. Cedric hasn’t decided who should be appointed yet.
\n3. I’m looking for an assistant on whom I can depend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s crack the code for who and whom. It is easier than you might imagine. In addition, I will give you the technique for learning when to use whoever vs. whomever. The following are informal methods rather than rules; however, they really work! Rule: Use who when you could replace it with he. Example: Who\/whom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whowhomwhoeverwhomever"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}