Rules of Whomever- Whatever- Whichever- Whenever- Wherever- However
The following -ever words give the idea of “any.” Each pair of sentences in the examples has the same meaning.
(a) How to use Whoever:
- Whoever wants to come is welcome.
- Anyone who wants to come is welcome.
(b) How to use Who (m) ever:
- He makes friends easily with whom (m) ever he meets. *
- He makes friends easily with anyone who (m)
he meets
(C) How to use Whatever:
-
He always says whatever comes into his mind.
- He always says anything that comes into his mind.
(D) How to use Whichever:
-
There are four good programs on TV at
- We can watch whichever program (whichever
one) you prefer.
- We can watch any of the four programs that you
prefer.
(e) How to use Whenever:
-
You may leave whenever you wish.
- You may leave at any time that you wish.
(f) How to use Wherever:
-
She can go wherever she wants to go.
- She can go anyplace that she wants to go.
(g) How to use However:
-
The students may dress however they please.
- The students may dress in
any way that they please.
NOTE:
* In (b):
whomever is the object of
the verb meets. In American English, whomever is rare and
formal. In British English, whoever (not whomever) is used as the object form:
Exemples :
- He makes friends easily with whoever he meets
