{"id":3028,"date":"2012-08-08T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/SchoolTutoring.com\/help\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2014-12-02T08:32:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T08:32:06","slug":"iheshe-vs-mehimher-and-who-vs-whom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/help\/iheshe-vs-mehimher-and-who-vs-whom\/","title":{"rendered":"I\/He\/She vs. Me\/Him\/Her and Who vs. Whom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I, he, <\/em>and<em> she<\/em> are personal pronouns used when referring to a person as a subject of a sentence. <em>Me, him, <\/em>and<em> her<\/em> are alternate forms of the same personal pronouns, forms used while referring to a person as an object of a sentence. Many untrained writers (and speakers!) are often confused about which forms of the <a href=\"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/english-tutors\/\">pronouns<\/a> are called for. Example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She and I went to the ballgame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Me and her went to the ballgame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<em>She<\/em> and <em>I<\/em> went&#8230;\u201d sounds a touch stilted. \u201c<em>Me<\/em> and <em>her<\/em> went&#8230;\u201d sounds correct as vernacular, however, the question is what to do, when the correct way (above) sounds wrong and the incorrect way (below) sounds right?<\/p>\n<p>One way to double-check whether to use the object or subject form of the pronoun is to invert the statement into a question and, while answering, notice which forms \u2018sound right\u2019 in response. Example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who went to the ball game?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Separate the pronouns into brief, declarative phrases when you answer, \u201cMe did&#8230; Her did?\u201d You are more likely to reply,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cShe did, I did.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore the correct construction is, \u201cShe and I went to the ballgame.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Who vs. Whom<\/h4>\n<p><em>Who<\/em> and <em>whom<\/em> are also inverse forms of essentially the same pronoun: interrogative pronouns, which are commonly used to denote a person or persons while asking a question. When referring to or used in place of a subject in a sentence, the correct form is <em>who<\/em>. Example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is the winner of the ballgame?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When referring to, or used in place of the object of a sentence, the correct form is <em>whom<\/em>. Example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whom was the trophy awarded to?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A quick way to double-check this is to change the question to a statement, and check which form of singular personal pronoun fits. As in the examples given above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He\/she is the winner of the ballgame. (he\/she fits as a subject, as does <em>who<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>The trophy was awarded to him\/her. (him\/her fits as an object, as does <em>whom<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Taking a moment to think it through will make the rule second nature after a while and you will get it right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tutorOrange\">SchoolTutoring Academy<\/span> is the premier educational services company for K-12 and college students. We offer tutoring programs for students in K-12, AP classes, and college. To learn more about how we help parents and students in Berkeley, CA visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/tutoring-in-berkeley-california\/\">Tutoring in Berkeley, CA. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I, he, and she are personal pronouns used when referring to a person as a subject of a sentence. Me, him, and her are alternate forms of the same personal pronouns, forms used while referring to a person as an object of a sentence. 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