The word 'whoever' is an interrogative pronoun and a relative pronoun that functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause:
Examples:
The corresponding object interrogative/relative pronoun is 'whomever'.
Note: It isn't always obvious which is appropriate to use, whoever or whomever. Even I was confused when trying to provide example sentences. When I stared at my example sentence for the relative pronoun, it occurred to me that 'whoever' looks like the direct object of the verb 'invite' (Should it be 'whomever?). However, the direct object is actually the entire relative clause 'whoever you like' and the pronoun 'whoever' is the subject of that clause. As I was researching my dilemma, I came across this suggestion on the Grammar Girl website:
"To avoid the "whoever/whomever" problem altogether, you could rephrase it as as "the person who" or "the person whom," or even just "the person.""
Whoever is a subjective pronoun.
The word whomever is a pronoun. It is the formal usage of whoever.
The type of pronoun that comes right after the verb is an object pronoun.
The pronoun 'its' is a possessive, singular, neuter pronoun.
Myself is a reflexive pronoun.
Whoever is a subjective pronoun.
No, the word 'whoever' is a relative pronoun, an interrogative pronoun, and a conjunction.Examples:Each citizen has these rights whoever you are. (relative pronoun)Whoever would pay that much for shoes? (interrogative pronoun)The trophy goes to whoever wins the tournament. (conjunction)
No, "whoever" is a relative pronoun used to refer to any person or people without specifying a particular individual. It is not a stand-alone pronoun like "he" or "she."
The word whomever is a pronoun. It is the formal usage of whoever.
The pronoun 'whoever' is an interrogative pronoun. Interrogative pronouns (who, whom, which, what, and whose) ask a questions. Sometimes the suffix 'ever' is added to the pronoun for emphasis to show confusion or surprise. Examples: Who said that? Whoever would say such a thing?
The pronoun 'whomever' functions as a relative pronoun to introduce a relative clause. The pronoun 'whomever' is the objective form of the subjective pronoun 'whoever'.Example: It's a great prize for whomever wins. (object of the preposition 'for')
Pronoun maybe.
No, "whoever" is not a preposition. It is a pronoun that is used to refer to any person or people, typically in a specific context or condition.
"Whomever" is the objective case of the "universal" relative pronoun "whoever".
No, it is not a conjunction. It is a pronoun, like who. It can introduce a noun clause (e.g. whoever we choose).
The correct indirect object in the sentence is "whoeverneeds it", a noun clause.The correct pronoun is "whoever" because the entire noun clause is the indirect object of the sentence, the pronoun "whoever" is the subject of the noun clause.The pronoun "whomever" is an object pronoun.
The type of pronoun that comes right after the verb is an object pronoun.