※ 引述《kid74414 (just kidding)》之铭言：
: 请教一下
: It was pretty obvious that whoever these guys were,they were here to help.
: 翻译:很明显地不论这些人是谁,他们是来帮忙的
: 问何此句中的whoever可以用在此处?它在此句中所用的文法是?
: 是关代吗?看起来不是，因前面已有关系代名词that
: 或是等于no matter who?但后面接these guys(主词)好像也说不通
: 可以请大家指点我一下吗?谢谢
It was pretty obvious (that whoever these guys were, they were to help.)
=> that子句当整句话的主词，it为虚主词
(whoever these guys are), they were to help
=> whoever 等于 no matter who，为复合关系代名词，做these guys的受词
whoever these guys are 为表让步的副词子句