*Who -------Subject form

*Whom-----Object form

 The Choice between who/whom in a noun clause depends upon their use in the clause

 The way in which the entire noun clause is used in the full sentence has no bearing on the
choice of who/whom. To decide who/whom we need to look only inside the clause

 Use the subject form “who” for subjects and subject complements

 Use the object form “whom” for objects of verbs and prepositions

Few people notice who flies an aeroplane. (Subject of the verb flies)

The producers must consider whom a movie might offend. (Object of the verb might offend not
consider!)

 The same with whoever and whomever

Mrs. Torrey tells whoever will listen about her travels.

Whomever the country elects will face serious problems.

Identify the sentences which are grammatically correct?

1. Camus’s novel centers on the protagonist Meursault, whom kills an anonymous Arab man
for vague reasons.
2. There is some controversy as to who earns these awards in many cases.
3. As a result, most people whom work as soil conservationists tend to study agricultural
science o environmental studies in college.
4. Few people notice who directs a movie.
5. Few people notice who the director was.
6. Few people pay attention to who directs a movie.
7. I have great admiration for whomever wrote this article.
8. Scholars have argued about whom wrote Shakespeare’s plays.
9. The jury could not decide who they could believe.
10. Margaret Mead, the famous anthropologist, became a friend to whoever she studied.