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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Whomever

This is for whomever wants to make a little money on the side.

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Sorry, no good. This is a 'fused relative construction' meaning: "This is for the person who / *whom wants to make a little money". The relative word is subject of the relative clause ("The person wants to make a little money") , so it must be "who", or " whoever " in the fused version: "This is for whoever wants to make a little money on the side".

— BillJ

  • Sorry, no good.
  • This is a 'fused relative construction' meaning: "This is for the person who / *whom wants to make a little money".
  • The relative word is subject of the relative clause ("The person wants to make a little money") , so it must be "who", or " whoever " in the fused version: "This is for whoever wants to make a little money on the side".
  • BillJ
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Sorry, no good. This is a 'fused relative construction' meaning:

"This is for the person who / *whom wants to make a little money".

The relative word is subject of the relative clause ("The person wants to make a little money") , so it must be "who", or "whoever" in the fused version: "This is for whoever wants to make a little money on the side".

BillJ
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