Question

It was a matter of ________ would take the position. A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever

It was a matter of ________ would take the position.
A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever
为什么答案选B？

Answer 1

whoever多数情况是表示“无论谁、不管是谁”的意思。
不过：
whoever可以作pron.(引导名词性从句)表示“谁”，相当于"the person who”、"who that"，即既要在主句中担任主语或宾语，又要在从句中担任主语。同理担任宾语用whomever。如：
Whoever（The person who/Who that） wants the book may have it.
谁想要这本书都可以拿。
I'll take whoever(the man who/who that) wants to go.
谁要去我就带谁去

所以：It was a matter of whoever(who that)would take the position问题是谁将坐上这个位置。

Answer 2

我认为此道题答案应是who

Answer 3

who是对的