24.iknewthefilescouldbeofhelptotookoverthejob.A)whoB)whoeverC)whomD)whomever

Question

24.i knew thefiles could be of help to ______ took over the job.
A)who
B)whoever
C)whom
D)whomever

Answer 1

to 后面的宾语从句中欠缺的是主语成分,
who 的意思是“那个”接替这职位的人,而 whoever 是指”任何一个“接替这职位的人.
语境中可以看出,说这句话时接替的人还在未定之数,所以用 whoever 更贴切.
whom 和 whomever 都是宾格,所以在此句中不合适.