Who whom did the supervisor recommend for the position. Have you mastered the difference between the subject pronoun who and the object pronoun whom test your ability below. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. The following is a minitutorial on the uses of who, whom, and whose. Who whose whom that and which are relative pronouns.
We use who when referring to people or when we want to know the person. For each of the following, choose the correct sentence. Below each sentence select the pronoun that will best fit in the blank. After sensing a problem with the senior class, the principal demanded to know who, whom the class. I am going to the party with whoever whomever asks me. Who or whom quiz english practice learn and practice.
The pronoun him is object case, so whom is the correct response. Using who in english who is a subject pronoun like i, he, she, we and etc we use who to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way. Exercises for who and whom when who is used for the subject of a sentence. Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise. Youll be shocked when i tell you whom called me last night. This is the picture which that caused such a sensation. Whom is the object of the clause whom she had expected or she had expected himher. The drag and drop activity below might not work properly in old browsers. The correct form is whom because whom is the object of the preposition to. Rp001 relative pronouns whose, who, why, where, which or whom elementary. Whom whom is possible instead of who when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause like the sentences in unit 93b. Research has shown that children whowhom have been overprotected often become adults for whowhom life is difficult beyond the family circle.
In 99% of the cases, the correct form after a preposition is whom. Relative pronouns online exercises english grammar. Which or what exercise which for choices and limited groups which bus shall we take, the number 10 or 89. Displaying all worksheets related to who whom whose. The woman to whom the barman was talking is peters sister. In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in the objective case, such as him, her, us, me, you, etc. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom.
Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions. The doctor who you recommended is not available for three months. Whowhosewhomwhichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which and all that. Rp003 relative clauses match the sentence parts elementary. In the nearly nine years we have been writing this column, we have never explicitly discussed the difference between who and whom. Rp002 relative clauses who, which, where elementary. Intermediate fill in each blank space with who, which, or whose. Worksheets are who whom and whose, grammar work who or whom, who vs whom, whowhom answer keyteaching tips, word choice exercise 6 who and whom, who whom whoever and whomever, grammar who whom whose interrogative and relative, learnenglishfeelgood. The subject is the one in the sentence doing the action. For example, kelly is the friend whom i went horse riding with and to use who, who did you go with. A fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either which or what. The person who answered the phone was very helpful. As our predecessor, evan jenkins, wrote of whom in 1999.
Update your browser to be able to use these exercises online. This includes all of the worksheets in both pdf and doc format. Practice pronouns used as the subject who, i, we, you, he, she they. Practice with the examples of who and whom on these worksheets. In distinguishing between whoever and whomever, the same rules apply. Eliminate the dependent clause that starts with although. Mr jones, for whom i was working, was very generous about overtime payments.
When using who or whom, remember that who is the subject pronoun and whom is the object pronoun. Like personal pronouns, interrogative and relative pronouns change form according to how they function in a question or in a clause. Whom is the correct form, though who is sometimes used in conversation. To give additional information about entities or people we use of which or of whom along with a group of other words. Using comma before which relative clauses worksheet 1 2 also see. Who, whom, and whose function as interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers.
The subject is generally the person or thing that the sentence is about and is often the one performing the action of the verb. If you already know how to use these words, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercises pdf worksheets. In the above sentences who is used in the subject position of the sentence or phrase, while whom is in the object position or after a preposition. Drag the appropriate relative pronoun into the answers area to complete this exercise. Peter, is fifteen years old, is already in a high school. After a preposition about, above, below, for, in, to, toward, use whom. I dont know to who, whom i should send the package. Robert anderson is the running back who, whom the pittsburgh steelers drafted in the second round. Rewrite the sentences using a relative pronoun who, which, whose, add commas where necessary. Whom quiz the blue book of grammar and punctuation. Rp004 relative clauses with who, which and where elementary.
Peter, whom everyone suspected, turned out to be innocent c. Which for the following exercises, complete the sentence with either who, that, or which. We use whom because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition for. Created by elaine minamide page 2 of 3 updated on 1030 rule a simple rule to keep in mind is that whowhom is a pair of pronouns just like hehim, sheher, they them. Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is.
Who, whom english grammar today cambridge dictionary. Write the sentences with the same abbreviations you find in the given clauses. Youll be shocked when i tell you who called me last night. This is the restaurant we used to eat when we lived in boston.