(i) ‘Whoever’
is Pronoun.
Synonyms:
Whoever,
whoso, whosoever, whatever person/persons, an emphatic form of who
Sentences:
1. Give these candies to Julie, or Millie, or whoever.
2. Go out, whoever you are?
3. There's a gift for whoever comes first.
4. Whoever does Wilson think he is?
5. Whoever thought up that silly joke?
6. Whoever told you that?
(ii)
‘Whomever’ is
Pronoun.
Synonyms:
No
matter who, the objective case of whoever, used to express astonishment,
whatever person, whoever, whoso, whosoever
Sentences:
1. Anne will sing to whomever she likes.
2. Give it to whomever you please.
3. I won't give it, whomever he asks.
4. I'll hire whomever I find suitable.
5. Whomever he wills to live, he indeed shall live.
(iii)
‘Whoso’ (archaic) is
Pronoun.
Synonyms:
Whatever
person, whoever, whomever, whosoever
Note: ‘Whoso’
is rarely used nowadays.
Sentences:
1. Whoso raises his hand against you must answer to my sword.
– Arabian Nights
2. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from
his house. – King James
3. Whoso said such good things was an angel.
4. Whoso shrinks or falters now, . . . Brand the craven on
his brow! - Whittier.
5. Whoso would be a man would be a nonconformist. - Ralf
Waldo Emerson
(iv)
‘Whosoever’ is
Pronoun.
Synonyms:
Whatever
person, whichever person, whoever, whomever, whoso
Sentences:
1. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth
them, I will shew you to whom he is like. - King James
2. Whosoever has Jack’s will, he is the owner.
3. Whosoever steals will be blinded. – A belief
4. Whosoever disobeys the law, will be jailed.
5. Whosoever wishes, may come with me.
(To be updated)
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