WHY?

He doesn't know who the boss of the company is. Subject of the indirect question

I don't care whom you invite. Object of the indirect question

She isn't sure whose car that is. "Whose" shows possession of car.

YOU Have to Understand!

• SUBJECT• Who is the subject of a verb, like he or she.

Subjects do things.

• OBJECT• Whom is the object, like him or her. Objects

have things happen to them.• POSSESSIVE • Simply means the subject has something

I know the man _____ won the contest.

• Who (subject)

• Whom (object)

• Whose (possessive)

Who, whom, whose?

• We knew the actress ____ starred in the movie.

• She knew the family _____ house we bought.

• They hired the man _____ we interviewed last week.

Testing the Sentence?

• I know exactly _______ I'm going to support in the upcoming election.

• Answer the question:• I’m voting for him/her or she/he.

• SHE/HE/THEY = who (subject)• HIM/HER = whom (object)

• That's the professor ____ spent 10 years living with the pygmies in Central Africa.

• _____ spent 10 years living with the pygmies in Central Africa?

• HE/SHE/THEY did? Or HIM/HER did?

• Can you please tell me the names of the people _____ helped organize the AIDS charity event?

• _____ helped organize the AIDS charity event?

• HE/SHE/THEY did? Or HIM/HER did?• WHO -WHOM

Interesting Trivia

• The form "whom" is becoming less and less common in English. Many native English speakers think "whom" sounds outdated or strange.

All should be Whom

• Who did you come to the party with?• I don't know who he gave the book to.• That is the woman who I was talking to.• Who did you get that from?• Do you have any idea who he sold his

car to?• That is the person who I got the

information from.

TEST These sentences• Whose dictionary is on the table?

• It doesn't look like this is the right address. _______ did you ask for directions?

• We have two extra tickets for the concert. ______ wants to go with us?

• It wasn't me! I have no idea _______ left the oven on.

• ________ car is parked in the handicapped parking space? If someone doesn't move it, it's going to be towed.

• The police have called in an expert to identify _______handwriting is actually on the ransom letter.

• Do you remember ______received the Academy Award for best actress that year? Was it Nicole Kidman?

Tuesday Practice1. ____ wrote this book?

2. _____ are you going to recommend?

3. _____ dictionary is on the table?

4. It doesn't look like this is the right address. ______ did you ask for directions?