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Whoever or whomever?. (Whoever/whomever ordered the espressos, your order is now ready.)

Whomever is an object pronoun and functions like the pronouns me, him, her and them.

Whoever is a subject pronoun and functions like the pronouns I, he, she and they.

Use 'whomever' in any context where you may use an object pronoun, and 'whoever' in any context where you would use a subject pronoun.

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RunnerJsays...

Example sentence: She traveled by train. / Whoever took the train made it on time.

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Mercerditassays...

Another hint:

Substitute a different pronoun into the sentence such as she/her, in order to establish whether the correct usage is whoever/whomever.

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Sajan Bsays...

I am new here. A percentile rating may be calculated in each section.

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Colleensays...

Rule: Substitute 'whoever' for 'he' or 'she'.

Substitute 'whomever' for 'him' or 'her'.

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