Level: B2

Who vs. Whom vs. Whose — Practice

Pick the right form: who for the subject (doer), whom for the object (receiver), whose for possession. Includes the simple “replace with he / him / his” test, a note on modern usage of whom, and 45 fill-in-the-blank example sentences.

📝 Pronouns unit · lesson 6 of 9 ⏱ about 11 minutes 🔊 every example has audio

Builds on Subject vs object — the same rule Relative pronouns Next in unit Pronoun Types →

Who, whom, whose — quick guide

These three pronouns all refer to people, but they have different grammatical jobs:

Word	Job	Example
who	subject — does the action	Who called you?
whom	object — receives the action	Whom did you call?
whose	possessive — shows ownership	Whose phone is this?

🎯 The he / him / his test

Try answering the question (or completing the sentence) with he, him, or his. The matching form tells you which pronoun to use.

___ took my car? → Answer: HE took it. ✓ → use who
___ are you meeting? → Answer: I’m meeting HIM. ✓ → use whom
___ car is this? → Answer: It’s HIS car. ✓ → use whose

📖 Want the full explanation with relative vs interrogative usage and more examples? See English Pronouns → Relative pronouns on the main grammar page.

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Who Pronoun – Examples
______ took my car? – who
I want to know ______ did that. – who
______ is your teacher? – who
Do you know ______ is at the door? – who
______ made this cake? – who
Ask her ______ helped her. – who
______ wants to go first? – who
The girl ______ called you is my sister. – who
______ lives in this house? – who
I wonder ______ is coming to the party. – who
______ left the door open? – who
Tell me ______ called you yesterday. – who
______ is sitting in my chair? – who
She did not say ______ took the picture. – who
______ do you think will win? – who
Whom Pronoun – Examples
______ are you meeting today? – whom
To ______ should I send this letter? – whom
With ______ are you traveling? – whom
______ did they invite to the meeting? – whom
______ are you calling? – whom
She asked ______ we saw at the mall. – whom
______ did you choose for the project? – whom
Do you know ______ they hired? – whom
Tell me ______ I should trust. – whom
I do not know ______ he was talking about. – whom
______ did the teacher talk to? – whom
The person ______ I called was busy. – whom
______ do you respect most? – whom
You must decide ______ to follow. – whom
To ______ does this message belong? – whom
Whose Pronoun – Examples
______ jacket is this? – whose
I forgot ______ phone I borrowed. – whose
______ keys are on the table? – whose
Do you know ______ bag that is? – whose
The student ______ notebook I found was happy. – whose
______ idea was it to come early? – whose
Tell me ______ shoes these are. – whose
I met a girl ______ brother is in my class. – whose
______ dog is barking outside? – whose
Do you remember ______ turn it is? – whose
The house ______ windows are broken is abandoned. – whose
______ books are on my desk? – whose
I do not know ______ glasses these are. – whose
______ name was called first? – whose
The woman ______ son is sick stayed home. – whose

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