Whoever/Whomever Question

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Anonymous

#374031 Sat, 02 Jun 07 04:02 PM

Which is correct for this sentence, "whoever" or "whomever", and why?

He's here to do his job, whoever/whomever he may be.

Many thanks.

Anonymous

IAm

#374049 Sat, 02 Jun 07 04:40 PM

I've never heard the word "whomever" before. So I guess it's right to say "whoever" (this is just my opion).
I always thought that "whom" has become out-of-date. Am I right?

IAm

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Please correct any mistakes made by me. This is important to me. =)

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Mister Micawber

#374050 Sat, 02 Jun 07 04:41 PM

'Whoever'. The pronoun takes the same case as the subject ('he') because the verb is the copula ('be').

PS: 'Whom' is not quite out of date yet; people are just forgetting to say it sometimes.

Mister Micawber

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'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

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