Multiple choice

Directions: Fill the gap with the most appropriate word from the options given below.

He was left with ten books; he gave them to _____ came first.

  1. whichever

  2. whoever

  3. who

  4. which
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Whoever' is correct because it functions as the subject of its own clause ('whoever came first'). In the clause 'whoever came first,' whoever is doing the action (coming), so it needs to be in the subjective case. 'Who' would need a verb immediately following it. 'Whichever' is for choices between things, not people. 'Which' refers to things, not people.

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