Who's Whom?
What's the rule to remember 'who' and 'whom?'
Tip: Whom and him have 'm at the end'
If you can replace the word with 'he' or 'she,' use 'who'
If you can replace the word with 'him' or 'her,' use 'whom'
Classify 'me'
object
Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with ME! People take one look at me and go "Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!" They judge me before they even know me - that's why I'm better off alone...
-- extra points for guessing the source --
Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with ME! People take one look at me and go "Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!" They judge me before they even know me - that's why I'm better off alone...
- Shrek
9 personal pronouns
What is a noun?
word that identifies a person, place or thing
___ did the candidate choose as his running mate?
Whom
Classify 'we'
subject
Gentlemen, congratulations. You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training. Now please step this way, as we provide you with our final test: an eye exam...
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Gentlemen, congratulations. You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training. Now please step this way, as we provide you with our final test: an eye exam...
- Men in Black
5 personal pronouns
What is a pronoun?
a word standing in for a noun so there's less repetition
I need to know ___ makes the final decision.
Who
Classify 'whom'
object
Before time began, there was the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds and fill them with life. That is how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony. But like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil.
-- extra points for guessing the source --
Before time began, there was the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds and fill them with life. That is how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony. But like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil.
- Transformers
7 personal pronouns
What is an antecedent?
a noun that is replaced by a pronoun
The scientists ___ discovered the new planet were awarded a prize
Who
possession
You know how Sister Berthe always makes me kiss the floor after we've had a disagreement? Well, lately I've taken to kissing the floor whenever I see her coming, just to save time.
-- extra points for guessing the source --
You know how Sister Berthe always makes me kiss the floor after we've had a disagreement? Well, lately I've taken to kissing the floor whenever I see her coming, just to save time.
- Sound of Music
6 personal pronouns
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
an English rule saying that that a pronoun and antecedent must agree in person and number
Mr. McCarthy wrote a letter to a pen pal ___ he had never met.
Whom
Classify 'I'
subject
It's the peasant who I saw leaving the city who disappeared into the crowd with Kuzco in the back of his cart. He must have taken him back to his village, so if we find the village, we find him, and if we find him, we find Kuzco. Oh, yeah, it's all comin' together. Yzma!
It's the peasant who I saw leaving the city who disappeared into the crowd with Kuzco in the back of his cart. He must have taken him back to his village, so if we find the village, we find him, and if we find him, we find Kuzco. Oh, yeah, it's all comin' together. Yzma!
- The Emperor's New Groove
13 personal pronouns
What is a personal pronoun?
A pronoun that expresses a distinction of person, gender, number, and case