Whoever vs. Whomever

I think it's whomever, but I'm not sure.

AnonymousThank you and good luck to (whoever/whomever) accepts the debate, I look forward to your rebuttal.

Should whoever or whomever be used in this situation?

An explanation would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Both are possible, but I'd like to use whoever. Whomever used instead of ‘whoever’ as the objec

Hi Anon

The traditional grammar rules dictate the use of "whomever" in your sentence. Nowadays, however, people tend to use "who(ever)" rather than "whom(ever)" in all but the most formal situations.

Beggin' to differ, but the case of the relative pronoun in a sentence is dictated by its grammatical function in the subordinate clause, not in the main clause.

In this sentence, the pronoun is the subject, (whoever accepts the debate) so it must be nominative case.

Whoever accepts the debate first, will argue the "pro" side.

Here is a link that makes it perfect

My bad. You're absolutely right, A-s. [Y] Glad you caught that.

I go along with Amy [Y]