How Do Whom, Whose, and Whomever Work in Formal English? (C2 Exercises)

Whom is the object form of who, as in the client with whom I collaborated. Whose is the possessive relative pronoun, also accepted with inanimate antecedents, as in the company whose profits soared. Whomever is the objective form of whoever, but its case depends entirely on its role inside its own clause.

Grammar Rule

Whom is the object form of who. Whose is the possessive relative pronoun, also accepted with inanimate antecedents in formal usage. Whomever is the objective form of whoever, but its case depends entirely on its role inside its own clause, not on any verb or preposition governing the whole clause.

Whom, Whose, Whomever in Relative and Interrogative Clauses: Rules and Examples

Remember: Choose whom for objects (especially after prepositions), whose for possession, and let the verb inside the clause, not the surrounding structure, decide between whoever and whomever.

Practice Test

Instructions

Answer each question in the test below using whom, whose, and whomever correctly. You will get a new random set of questions every time you retake the test, plus a downloadable results summary with your name and score at the end.