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What is better grammatically Goodbye whoever you are or Goodbye whomever you are?
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Which is the correct grammar you talk to whomever was inside or whoever was inside?
Whomever is correct. Would you say "You talk to she..." or "You talk to her". "Whoever" matches the subject of a sentence. Whomever matches the predicate (ending) of a sentence. Read it with the changes that were made. Which sounds better. - The answer above is above is not right. The question is a thorny one, because while "whomever" is correct as the object of the preposition "to," it CANNOT be be the subject of the finite verb "was." If we did not have the -ever part, we would say "Talk to him or her who is inside," with the object and subject pronouns properly sorted out. Since "whomever was inside " is utterly barbarous ( we don't say "him was inside" for example) I would say "Talk to whomever you like," but "Talk to whoever was inside."
Is the following sentence grammatically correct- Please take care of whomever is waiting?
According to formal grammar, who is used in the subject position, while whom is used in the object position. In modern English there are many speakers who rarely use whom at all, using who in all contexts; today this use is broadly accepted in standard English. I think - Please take care of whoever is waiting - is better.
Where you are is it grammatically wrong?
no it is not grammatically wrong but it is better to ask where are you if you want to use it in question...
Who is Kaitlyn Sparta?
whoever she is she is not better than the kaitlyn i know!!! whoever she is she is not better than the kaitlyn i know!!!
Is it grammatically correct to say which is worse or better?
yes you could say which is better or worse
Who is better Scott or Crosby?
it is whoever you like better
Is it grammatically correct I miss you finally?
"I finally miss you" would be better.
What is grammatically correctyou are better than themor you are better than they?
you are better than them would be the way most like to say it
What to use Better than before or more better than before?
"More better" in any context is grammatically incorrect. The verb tenses are better and best. "Better than before" is grammatically correct. Example sentence: While the judges thought Mary's cake was better than before, they decided John's baking was better.
Everything comes to him who waits?
It is grammatically correct, but "You and your husband took..." flows better.
Is the phrase more better grammatically correct?
No, the phrase "more better" is not grammatically correct. "Better" already indicates a comparative degree, so adding "more" before it is redundant and incorrect in standard English grammar.
Who or whom You will not give me the basic respect to be able to think about whoever-whomever you are?
Without any punctuation in your question, it was difficult to decode what you meant. I think you mean that in the sentence you provided, does one use the nominative case, whoever, or the accusative case, whomever. If that is what you meant, the answer is, whoever. I know it feels like you should use the accusative, whomever, because it follows the word, about, but think about it this way: you have begun a complete clause, "whoever you are", so the pronoun, whoever, is the subject of that clause and thus is in the nominative case. I am using the Latin words for the cases because Latin is just so very cool with grammar. It names everything so concisely. In English, the nominative case is the subject and the accusative case is the object. Go take a course in Latin and you'll never have to ask these questions again. Of course, if you take a class in Latin, you will sound too intelligent and you'll never be able to run for office.This is an excellent question, because many people do not understand the grammatical structure here and incorrectly opt for what they think sounds more educated. As it says in The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, "When who introduces a subordinate clause, its case depends on its function in that clause." That is, the inner (subordinate) clause determines the form you should use. In this case, "whoever" is the subject of your inner clause. The object of the preposition is actually the entire clause "whoever you are".Using "whomever" in this kind of context is one of the most common grammatical errors made by people who ought to know better.
