whoever

1.whoever跟who ever不同，参见ever 5

2.whoever比whosoever普通。

3.比较下面每组里的两句：

• He asked whoever met him.
  He asked whomever he met.
• Give it to whoever may ask for it.
  Give it to whomever you like.
• Whoever met him asked him where he was going.
  Whomever he met asked him where he was going.

每组第一句里的whoever是met或may ask的主语，第二句里的whomever是met或like的宾语。第一句里的whoever不可改作whomever，在第二句里不用whomever而用whoever是英美人惯常的用法。whomever实际上很少见。