―Excuse me, Sir, but could you tell me how to go to the railway station?
―Sorry. You’d better ask, I’m afraid, is a native.
A. whom
B. who
C. whomever
D. whoever
网友回答
A. whom
B. who
C. whomever
(答案→)D. whoever
解析：句意：---对不起打搅下先生。请问到火车站怎么走？---对不起，我恐怕你应该问问当地的什么人。I’m afraid做插入语，理解时可以先不考虑， is a native从句作谓语动词ask的宾语。所选词应该做主语，则排除A. whom，因为whom是who的宾格，C. whomever无论是谁同样用法，B. who谁做主语是特指，D. whoever也可以做主语，是泛指，相当于anyone who。根据句意此处应该用泛指意义更好。因此选择D。