whoever可以作为引导让步状语从句的连接代词,而no matter who不能。Whoever可引导名词性从句,在从句中可用作主语或宾语。
whoever和no matter who用法
whoever和no matter who都是无论谁,不管谁的意思。
但whoever可以作为引导让步状语从句的连接代词,而no matter who不能。
whoever和no matter who是疑问词+ever和no matter+疑问词中的一个特例,这类词的主要区别是:
①疑问词+ever可引导名词性从句,在主从句中要充当一定的部分。如:
Whoever breaks the rule must be punished. You can choose whatever you like in the shop.
②疑问词+ever还可引导让步状语从句。如:Whoever breaks the rule,he must be punished, Whatever you do,you must do it well.
③no matter+疑问词只能引导让步状语从句。如:No matter what you do, you must do it well. No matter who breaks the rule, he must be punished.
whoever及no matter who辨析
例题:
I will give the ticket to____wants it.
A.whoever B.no matter who C.whatever D.no matter what
此题应选 A。容易误选B。选项C,D都是错的,因为从句意上看,“想要票的”应该是“人”(whoever)而不能是“东西”(whatever)。至于为什么选whoever而不选no matter who,这要从它们在句中引导的成分说起:
no matter who通常只能引导状语从句,而不能引导名词性从句。而whoever 既可引导名词性从句(=anyone that)也可引导状语从句(=no matter who):
1.引导名词性从句(只用whoever):
谁想去我就带谁去。
正:I’ll take whoever wants to go.
误:I’ll take no matter who wants to go.
谁赢了都可以获奖。
正:Whoever wins gets a prize.
误:No matter who wins gets a prize.
不管这话是谁对你说的,他都是在撒谎。
正:Whoever told you that was lying.
误:No matter who told you that was lying.
2.引导状语从句(两者可换用):
不管是谁打电话来,都说我出去了。
正:Whoever phones,tell them I’m out.
正:No matter who phones,tell them I’m out.
不管是谁这样说,那都是错的。
正:Whoever says so,it is wrong.
正:No matter who says so,it is wrong.