How do you use the "he-who" and "him-who" rule in the following sentence?

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I have just learned this rule. It seems that it does not work in certain sentences, like the following one.

"Kim donates her time to whoever/whomever needs it most."

If the first part of the sentence is used, "her" makes sense: "Kim donates her time to her."

However, "she" makes sense in other part: "she needs it."

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

train witty 967Kim donates her time to [ whoever needs it most ].

It's based on the role of the word in the subordinate clause. Ignore the main clause.

CJ

AlpheccaStars · Answer

When whom is used to introduce a relative clause, it will be an object in that clause. Whom is followed by the subject and verb of the relative clause. Who, on the other hand, acts as the subject of the relative clause and will not immediately be followed by another noun. Whose always modifies a noun in the relative clause. The case of "who" is dictated by the relative clause, not by the main clause.

She married a rich guy whom I have known for quite some time. (Note that whom is immediately followed by another pronoun.)
She married a man for whom her father had a lot of respect. (Note that whom is immediately followed by another noun.)
She married an engineer whose job was designing advanced video games.  (Note that whose is immediately followed by another noun, showing possession.)
We gave it to whoever raised their hand first. (We gave it to the person who raised their hand first.)

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