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Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

plural of who

What is the plural form of who and whoever?

Can I say--

Who are there?

or

Whoever have done it they will have to repent.
  

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sft M Who are there? No, that sounds very odd. One person answers, so this who is always singular.

— AlpheccaStars

  • sft M Who are there?
  • No, that sounds very odd.
  • One person answers, so this who is always singular.
  • Who's there?
  • In a question where who explicitly refers to more than one person, the plural can be used, but the singular is most commonly used.
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sft MWho are there?
No, that sounds very odd. One person answers, so this who is always singular. Who's there?

In a question where who explicitly refers to more than one person, the plural can be used, but the singular is most commonly used.
Who are coming to the party tonight? (List of many people.)
Who
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AlpheccaStars In a question where who explicitly refers to more than one person, the plural can be used, but the singular is most commonly used.
Who are they going to attack next?
Who are those people on stage?
Who are the best speakers of English?
AlpheccaStarsWhoever (what/which person) is singular
Whoever they are
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teechrWho are they going to attack next?
I see your point, but this is an unfortunate example. (They are, not Who are.)
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I got it what you have mentioned. Now my only problem is--

Is this sentence grammatically correct? Because if "whoever" is always singular I can't use "have" after it.

Whoever have done this.... (suppose whoever=three boys)

or

Whoever has done this... (whoever= still three boys)
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sft MWhoever have done this
Nope. Can't do it!
sft MWhoever has done this
This is the one you want.

CJ
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