Question Words + Word “ever”
Whom
Whom is used if the verb in the noun clause already has a subject. 61.
Miss Caroline seemed unaware that the ragged, denim-shirted and floursack-skirted first grade, most of whom had chopped cotton and fed
hogs from the time they were able to walk, were immune to imaginative literature. page 145
Why
62. Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a
Negro comes up, is something I don’t pretend to understand. page 88
How
63. But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not
until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said. page 89
3.2.1.2 Question Words + Word “ever”
Sometimes the subordinator is used as the subject of the verb in the noun clause. Only who, whoever, what, whatever, which, whichever, can be used as the
subject of the verb in the noun clause. whoever and whomever
→ mean any person
wherever → means any place
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however → means any way manner
whichever and whatever → mean anything
whenever → means any time
Question words + “ever” can also be subordinators that introduce noun clause as In the following:
Whoever
64. “…, Miss Eula May, can you call Miss Rachel and Miss Stephanie
Crawford and whoever’s got a phone on this street and tell ‘em a mad dog’s comin’? Please ma’am” page 93
65. Whoever it was wore thick cotton pants; what I thought were trees rustling
was the soft swish of cotton on cotton, wheek, wheek, with every step. page 261
However
However used to introduce a noun clause is not the same as the conjunctive adverb. Compare the following sentences that found in To Kill a
Mockingbird novel. 66.
At the time, however, I thought the only explanation for what he did was that for a few minutes he simply went mad. page 102
The subordinator “however” in the sentence above is introduced a noun
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67. We could tell, however, when debate became more acrimonious than
professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father. page 171
The subordinator “however” in the sentence above means “although”.
Whichever
68. ….but he managed to tell everything he knew to aunt Alexandra, who in
turn unburdened herself to Atticus, who either forgot it or gave me hell, whichever struck his fancy. page 81
Whatever
69. Whatever she says to you, it’s your job not to let her make you mad. page
100 70.
Don’t get in a row of collards whatever you do, they’ll wake the dead.” page 52
71. Whatever I had stepped on was gone. page 139
Whenever
72. Whenever he wanted to see something well, he turned his head and looked
from his right eye. page 89 73.
Whenever he performed a minor service for Jem and me, as removing a splinter from a foot, he would tell us exactly what he was going to do.
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74. Miss Maudie’s benevolence extended to Jem and Dill, whenever they
paused in their pursuits: we reaped the benefits of a talent Miss Maudie had hitherto kept hidden from us. page 43