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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

whoever, singular or plural?

There is no doubt whoever obtained these photos have them uploaded on the Internet with malicious and deliberate intent. (Edison Chen)

Is whoever a plural pornoun?
  

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Whoever is singular, and to be grammatially correct, the sentence should read has . And it should read 'has uploaded them'. .

— Mister Micawber

  • Whoever is singular, and to be grammatially correct, the sentence should read has .
  • And it should read 'has uploaded them'.
  • .
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Whoever is singular, and to be grammatially correct, the sentence should read has. And it should read 'has uploaded them'.
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0How about the acceptability of the following sentence? 02br
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01i01b00 Whoever want to, try to come up with one.02br
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01cite10Teo12cite10Whoever want to, try to come up with one.12blockquote
10 No. Can't do it. Use 01i00wants02i00.02br
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0 The questionof 'whoever' being sing. or plural depends on its use in the sentence, and if it is qualified by a noun in apposition:02br
00Always singular: 01u00Whoever02u00 is here can pick up a form. = Whoever is it that is here.../It does not matter who 01u00the person02u00 is, he or she can pick up a form. 02br
00 However
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What about "the job of watching the fire so it doesn't go out is left to whoever job it is."
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... to whoever's job it is is often seen, but it's probably more correct to write ... to whosever job it is.

CJ
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