Whoever vs Whichever

[prakharbindal]

Hi,

I need a clarification on which (if any) of the below statements is correctly constructed.

(1) To whichever genius stole the name "Usual Suspects" for "The Deloitte Contest"... damn you!

(2) To whoever genius stole the name "Usual Suspects" for "The Deloitte Contest"... damn you!

Only GMAT Instructors answer please, and not fellow forum members.

Please add a brief explanation if you can!

Thank you!

[jlucero]

In this case, you're choosing from a limited set of things (the group of geniuses), so you use the expression "whichever".

That said, if this isn't relevant to a GMAT question, we should choose to ignore learning these types of rules... it's a waste of your time.