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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
whoever correct?
Are these three examples correct with whoever?
1. I go out to talk to whoever it is.
2. He attacked whoever disagreed with him.
3. Give the job to the most qualified candidate, whoever it (or that) is.
Reasons:
(1) It is he; thus, use whoever.
(2) He disagreed with him; hence, use whoever.
(3) It is he; hence we'd use whoever.
Is whoever correct in all three examples? If not, why?
Thank you.
1. I go out to talk to whoever it is.
2. He attacked whoever disagreed with him.
3. Give the job to the most qualified candidate, whoever it (or that) is.
Reasons:
(1) It is he; thus, use whoever.
(2) He disagreed with him; hence, use whoever.
(3) It is he; hence we'd use whoever.
Is whoever correct in all three examples? If not, why?
Thank you.
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goronsky Is whoever correct in all three examples? Yes, except I would never say It is he .
- goronsky Is whoever correct in all three examples?
- Yes, except I would never say It is he .
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goronskyIs whoever correct in all three examples?Yes, except I would never say It is he.
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Thank you, Aspara Gus. I was told that whomever was correct in both, and it ain't so. :-)
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goronskyI was told that whomever was correct in both, and it ain't so.Indeed it ain’t. Whoever told you that probably thought whoever was the object of the verb/preposition, but it’s really whoever it is / whoever disagreed with him that’s the object (just as whoever told you that is the subject of thought, not whoever).
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