From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most...
Question
From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
I gave the book to the library attendant ________ I think works in the evenings
Options
A)
whom
B)
whose
C)
which
D)
who
E)
of whom
The correct answer is A.
Explanation:
'Whom' should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”' or “'she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.
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Whom is the perfect answer
Whom is the correct answer
yes, my sister
a
I think "WHOM" suit it best
Whom is the correct answer
Whom is the right answer
I love this
The correct answer is whom because whom in that sense received the action of the subject and so far whom receive the action then whom is correct in that sense
Whom is the correct answer
I don’t think so sir/ma’m😕
Whom is supposed to be the used after a preposition or verb...it’s supposed to function as the object of a verb
There’s no verb before or preposition before the _______ the verb comes after
So i think it should be “who”... describing which library attendant in particular
The combination with “whom” doesn’t even sound grammatically correct .
An accurate explanation,thank you.
Whom is the right answer because is for one person and i hope we all agree
But the sentence says the blank space WORKS IN THE EVENING. Do we say him works in the evening or he works in the evening.
the correct answer here is WHOM and i think any everybody agree to this or...
whom can be used to represent a particular person i.e like a personalize verb
'Whom' should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”' or “'she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.
If we have to follow your rule, the second part of the compound sentence is "The library attendant works in the evening", this would mean that "library attendant" should be replaced with the pronoun "he", therefore indicating, according to your rule, that "who" should rather be used.