{"id":45,"date":"2007-05-27T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-27T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:07:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:07:43","slug":"whoever-v-whomever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/pronouns\/whoever-v-whomever\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoever<\/em> vs. Whomever<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the “English Rules” section of our website, GrammarBook.com<\/a>, you will find our simple explanation for determining whether to use who<\/em> or whom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Briefly, this is the trick:
\nwho = he (subject pronouns)
\nwhom = him (object pronouns)<\/p>\n

Example: Who<\/em><\/strong>\/Whom is at the door?<\/em>
\nHe<\/strong> is at the door.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> For who\/whom<\/strong> should I vote?<\/em>
\nShould I vote for him<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

To determine whether to use whoever<\/em> or whomever<\/span>,\u00a0 the he\/him<\/em> trick still applies:
\nhe = whoever
\nhim = whomever<\/p>\n

Rule 1: <\/strong>The presence of whoever<\/em> or whomever<\/em> indicates a dependent clause. Use whoever<\/em> or whomever<\/em> to agree with the verb in that dependent clause, regardless of the rest of the sentence.<\/p>\n

Examples: <\/strong>
\nGive it to whoever<\/span>\/whomever asks for it first.<\/em>
\nHe<\/em> asks for it first. Therefore, whoever <\/em>is correct.<\/p>\n

We will hire whoever\/whomever<\/strong> you recommend.<\/em>
\nYou recommend him<\/em>. Therefore, whomever<\/em> is correct.<\/p>\n

We will hire whoever<\/strong>\/whomever is most qualified.<\/em>
\nHe<\/em> is most qualified. Therefore, whoever<\/em> is correct.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rule 2:<\/strong> When the entire whoever\/whomever<\/em> clause is the subject of the verb that follows the clause, analyze the clause to determine whether to use whoever<\/em> or whomever<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\nWhoever<\/strong> is elected will serve a four-year term.<\/em>
\nWhoever<\/em> <\/em>is the subject of is<\/em> elected. <\/em>The clause whoever is elected<\/em> is the subject of will serve<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Whomever<\/strong> you elect will serve a four-year term.<\/em>
\nWhomever<\/em> <\/em>is the object of elect<\/em>. Whomever you elect<\/em> is the subject of will serve<\/em>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

    \n
  1. Omar will talk about his girlfriend with whoever\/whomever asks him.<\/li>\n
  2. Kimiko donates her time to whoever\/whomever needs it most.<\/li>\n
  3. Quinton will work on the project with whoever\/whomever you suggest.<\/li>\n
  4. Whoever\/Whomever wins the lottery will become a millionaire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

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

      \n
    1. Omar will talk about his girlfriend with whoever<\/strong> asks him.<\/li>\n
    2. Kimiko donates her time to whoever<\/strong> needs it most.<\/li>\n
    3. Quinton will work on the project with whomever<\/strong> you suggest.<\/li>\n
    4. Whoever<\/strong> wins the lottery will become a millionaire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In the “English Rules” section of our website, GrammarBook.com, you will find our simple explanation for determining whether to use who or whom. Briefly, this is the trick: who = he (subject pronouns) whom = him (object pronouns) Example: Who\/Whom is at the door? He is at the door. Example: For who\/whom should I vote? […]<\/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":[8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pronouns","category-whowhomwhoeverwhomever"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45"}],"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=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}