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- The use of whoever or whomever in complex sentence
Whoever vs whomever is basically the same problem as who vs whom, and there are some who argue that the problem so baffles so many users of English that we may as well just give up on the objective forms with the m in them, and just use the forms without it in all contexts
- Use of Whoever and Whomever [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Give thanks to whomever you see whomever you see = him you see = you see him *You is the subject of the verb, see is the verb, and whomever (like him) is the object of the verb Good to go Put the clause back where you found it One more thing Thank you, whoever you are whoever you are = he you are = you are he
- Is this how one should use who, whoever, whom and whomever?
'who', 'whoever', 'whom' and 'whomever'?" All are pronouns Specifically, relative and Interrogative pronouns Relative pronouns (who and whoever) usually act as subjects or objects in their own clauses To choose who and whom, whoever, and whomever, simply determine whether it serves as the subject or the object in the sentence
- whoever vs whosoever - when should I use which?
They're semantically indistinct You may find slight differences from dictionary to dictionary but native speakers won't be able to agree upon any meaningful difference beyond a stylistic difference "whosoever" is very ritualistic and eldritch
- grammatical case - Whoever vs whomever in you could become whomever . . .
It's not actually clear whether "whomever" is a mistake here The relevant matrix clause breaks down like this: You could become [whomever and whatever you wanted to be] Here, [whomever and whatever you wanted to be] is a predicative complement In the embedded clause, "whomever and whatever" serves as the (fronted) predicative complement of
- Whomever or Whoever? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
@aparente001: I don't see how this is answered by the linked post It says "Swap in he-vs-him on things like this to see which one works right: you would never say *him is writing it, so it cannot be whomever " But we can say "It is him"; nevertheless,"whomever it is" is incorrect It's an exception to the rule described in that answer post
- Should I use whoever or whomever: I will kill ___ despises me.
Therefore, you are correct: whomever is the right choice ] "I will kill whoever despises me " [Dependent-clause verb is 'despises ' He despises you Therefore, whoever is the right choice ] As Ms Straus notes, the likely reason 'whomever' sounded potentially correct to you is that "whomever is even more of a vogue word than whom
- grammar - Whomever vs Whoever (possessive) - English Language Usage . . .
“Whomever’s application is denied will wish to re-register next year ” “Whoever’s application is denied will wish to re-register next year ” The first half of the sentence makes “whomever” appropriate, but then the second half leans toward use of “whoever”
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