Quick quiz: Should you use ‘who’ or ‘whom’?
It’s as simple as whether the pronoun is a subject or an object, but certain sentence structures can lead to confusion. Here are five helpful examples.
Compounds, such as whoever and whomever, follow these same rules. Choose the correct form to fill the blank in each sentence.
1. ______ did you choose to serve on your committee?
a) Who
b) Whom
2. Give the found money to ______ needs it.
a) whomever
b) whoever
3. The new department head ______ we met yesterday has already resigned.
a) whom
b) who
4. That man in the ball cap is, I believe, the one ______ took my purse.
a) whom
b) who
5. Anyone ______ has paid his dues may vote in the club’s election.
a) who
b) whom
Answers and explanations
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