在一般旧词典中,几乎查不到whomever这个词,但现在的高三临考模拟中,这两个词几乎形影不离,使得有些同学碰到它们感到有些棘手。近几年的教学经验让我感觉对他们还是有章可循,能够分辨的。
下面试着分析一下:
从形式上来看,who(ever)是人称代词的主格形式,一般在句子中作主语;whom(ever)是人称代词的宾格形式,故一般作宾语。
从内容上来说,像whoever(whomever),我个人的体会是一定不能仅仅把它看成是一个词汇,一定要把它看成两个词。这里有一条规则可以一试:
whoever=him (her, them)+he (she, they)
whomever= him(her, them)+ him (her, them)
验证一下:
1. Give it to _____ asks for it first.
Give it to him. He asks for it first.
Therefore, Give it to whoever asks for it first. (whoever= him+ he)
2. We will hire_______ is most qualified.
We will hire her. She is most qualified.
Therefore, We will hire whoever is most qualified. (whoever= her+ she)
3. We will hire_____ you recommend.
We will hire them. You recommend them.
Therefore, We will hire whomever you recommend. ( whomever= them + them)
另有一点请同学们必须注意:
不能只看句子的前半部分,要观察整个的句子。一般说来,whomever不能做句子的主语是不能忘记的。
尝试一下:
1.Please award the prize to ______comes first in the competition.
2.The work should be given to ____ you think can finish it ahead of time.
3.Do what you want to with _____ you want to do it.