Is it "me," "myself," or "I"? "Who" or "whom"? Test your pronoun skills with this fun 10-question quiz!

Angus sent the report to Marc and ___ (me, I).

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

Use the object form—"me"—because it is the object of the preposition "to." No matter how many names you put in front of "me," it is still the object of a preposition.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

Use the object form—"me"—because it is the object of the preposition "to." No matter how many names you put in front of "me," it is still the object of a preposition.

Loretta called Austin and ______ (me, myself, I).

myself

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

Pretend Austin isn't there. You need the plain old object form here: "me." It's "Loretta called me," not "Loretta called myself" or "Loretta called I."

That’s correct! Here’s why:

Pretend Austin isn't there. You need the plain old object form here: "me." It's "Loretta called me," not "Loretta called myself" or "Loretta called I."

_____ (Who, Whom) is your first choice for mayor?

Who

Whom

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

You need the subject form here: "who."

That’s correct! Here’s why:

You need the subject form here: "who."

Egbert, ____ (who, whom) I believe is an excellent actor, is currently starring on Broadway.

who

whom

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

The choice between "who" and "whom" depends on the internal grammar of the clause between the commas: "who/whom I believe is an excellent actor." Nothing else in the sentence is relevant to your pronoun choice. You would say "I believe he is an excellent actor," not "I believe him is an excellent actor." "He" corresponds to "who." "Him" corresponds to "whom."

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Olivia, ____ (who, whom) I have known since we were six, has just won a national writing award.

who

whom

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

The choice between "who" and "whom" depends only on the words between the commas: "who/whom I have known since we were six." It would be "I have known her since we were six," not "I have known she," and "she" corresponds to "who." "Her" corresponds to "whom."

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Is this correct?

Please feel free to call Brad or myself.

yes

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

Use "me" here. The general principle in American English is that you should use the same form you would use if the name weren't there, and "Please call myself" doesn't work.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

Use "me" here. The general principle in American English is that you should use the same form you would use if the name weren't there, and "Please call myself" doesn't work.

Is the following sentence correct?

Al is not sure him and Ellis will be able to attend.

yes

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"Him" should be "he."

Al is not sure he and Ellis will be able to attend.

That's because "he" is part of the subject of the clause "He and Ellis will be able to attend."

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"Him" should be "he."

Al is not sure he and Ellis will be able to attend.

That's because "he" is part of the subject of the clause "He and Ellis will be able to attend."

Between you and ___ (I, me), I fear they are flubbing this presentation.

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"Between" is a preposition, and "me" is the object form you need after a preposition.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"Between" is a preposition, and "me" is the object form you need after a preposition.

It was too hot for Kay and ___ (I, me) to sit on the terrace.

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

Remove Kay from the sentence and you can hear that the structure is calling out for "me":

It was too hot for me to sit on the terrace.

Kay's presence doesn't affect my pronoun form.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

Remove Kay from the sentence and you can hear that the structure is calling out for "me":

It was too hot for me to sit on the terrace.

Kay's presence doesn't affect my pronoun form.

Is this sentence correct?

Fred and I's relationship is not progressing as I had hoped.

yes

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

There is no easy solution for this possessive construction, but please avoid "Fred and I's." You could use "Fred's and my relationship" if you wanted to conform to conventional correctness, but more elegant might be "my relationship with Fred."

That’s correct! Here’s why: