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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

whichever

0Can "whichever" be used for people?02br
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01b00In school education, I believe you should vote for .......... can help you the most.02br
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00A)02b00 whomever02br
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01b00B)02b00 whichever02br
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01b00C)02b00 however02br
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01b00D)02b00 wherever02br
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01b00E)02b00 whenever0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can "whichever" be used for people? 02font 00No. '02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can "whichever" be used for people?
  • 02font 00No.
  • '02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can "whichever" be used for people? 02font00No. But you can say 'whichever person ....'02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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1b00Hi Diamond,02b02br
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01b00Your sentence:02b02br
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01b00In school education, .I believe you should vote for ...02b00 whomever01b00....00that 00 can help you the most. (00 that00 =the person here we call "whomever")02b02br
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01b00Whomev
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01cite10Goodman12cite11b10Hi Diamond,12b12br
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11b10Your sentence:12b12br
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11b10In school education, .I believe you should vote for ...12b11font10 whomever12font11b10..
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01cite10Rodrook12cite10Why don't you stop confusing those people who are eager to learn?12br
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10I doubt that a single learned person who knows a bit about English grammar will support your assertion.12br
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10<gentle hint> In these forums, we welcome civilit
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01cite10Goodman12cite12br
11b10This compound sentence...does not sound correct the way it is.12b12br
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10I'd agree with Goodman: it doesn't sound correct, because it isn't correct. In fact, the correct answer isn't listed:02br
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001. You sho
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01cite10MrPedantic12cite11blockquote
11cite20Goodman22cite21b20This compound sentence...does not sound correct the way it is.22b22br
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20I'd agree with Goodman: it doesn't sound correct, because it isn't correct. In fact, the correct answer isn'
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0Hello Rodrook02br
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00My agreement relates to Goodman's statement that the sentence "does not sound correct", which I quote. It doesn't relate to the choice of "whomever", which (as I mention in my post) isn't the correct answer.02br
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00To expand a little: where "who(m)ever" serves as the object in the first clause, and the subject in the second, t
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01cite10MrPedantic12cite10What is "proposition 118", by the way?12br
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00 I used it as an example to illustrate that one can vote for something other than a person. It is one of many propositions Californians have been asked to vote for?0-
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01cite10Rodrook12cite10You can vote for somebody or something. 12br
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10I'd agree that "whichever" would be a correct answer, if the context provided a "something" to which it could relate.12br
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01cite10Rodrook12cite11blockquote
11cite20MrPedantic22cite20What is "proposition 118", by the way?22br
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20I used it as an example to illustrate that one can vote for something other than a person. It is one of m
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