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Kilimanjaro Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

whomever/whoever

I'll send these invitation cards to whomever/whoever may come to the party

a) whoever

b) whomever

Which one is correct? Thank you
  

Top answer

Whoever , as the subject of the verb may come , takes grammatical priority. The whole clause is the object of the preposition, to .

— Mister Micawber

  • Whoever , as the subject of the verb may come , takes grammatical priority.
  • The whole clause is the object of the preposition, to .
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Whoever, as the subject of the verb may come, takes grammatical priority. The whole clause is the object of the preposition, to.
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Mister MicawberWhoever, as the subject of the verb may come, takes grammatical priority. The whole clause is the object of the preposition, to.

Does a little bit of alteration change the choice Micawber? as in :

I'll send these invitation cards to whomever/whoever the party was arranged for. (in this case
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Yes-- now the whomever is the object of the preposition in the relative clause-- in formal English. You should note, however, that the subject pronoun is becoming more acceptable with the deferred preposition.
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