They would be able to do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, to who(WHOM?)ever they wanted.
I was never very good at who vs. whom. >_<
Hehe, thanks.
2007-11-26 14:09:54 · 5 answers · asked by Me 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
HAHAHA! Sorry!
It's a paper about what would happen if courts could not declare acts of govt unconstitutional.
hehe =P
2007-11-26 14:17:38 · update #1
Who or whoever = subject of a sentence
Whom or whomever = object of a preposition
2007-11-26 14:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jan F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
to whomever they want
make it a reg sentence and it is a lot easier to figure out: "they would be able to do whatever... to whomever..." whomever and whom are interchangeable because it is the indirect object of the verb "would be able to do."in other words "could do" (whatever is the direct object). An easy way to see it is replace the who or whom with he or him. Would you say "they could do whatever to him" or "they could do whatever to he"?
him, right? and him is objective case just as whom is object.
I thought I had invented this way of figuring out which to use and it is explained exactly this way in the Wikipoedia dictionary site below.
Good Luck
2007-11-26 14:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by Lillian T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds dangerous!
They would be able to do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, and to whomever they could rope, throw, and tie...
2007-11-26 14:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by cryllie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To whomever is grammatically correct, although many may find it somewhat stuffy.
2007-11-26 14:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by picador 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whomever
2007-11-26 14:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by kirk_n_jennette 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋