Who vs Whom Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 2Complete the question: “___ did you say the editor praised?”
  • Who, because the pronoun comes before “did”
  • Who, because the subject of “praised” is a person
  • Whom, because “say” always takes an object pronoun
  • Whom, because the editor praised him or her
• 4Which sentence uses the relative pronoun correctly in formal English?
  • The engineer whom designed the bridge received an award.
  • The engineer who designed the bridge received an award.
  • The engineer, whom was the lead designer, received an award.
  • The engineer who the committee praised her received an award.
• 5Complete the sentence: “To ___ should I address the letter?”
  • Whom, because the pronoun is the object of the preposition “to”
  • Who, because questions always require “who”
  • Whom, because the pronoun is the subject of “should address”
  • Who, because the letter is the subject