Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The lady who I have mentioned often is one whose friendship I would wish to acquire.

  1. The lady who I have mentioned often

  2. The lady who I have often mentioned

  3. The lady whom I have often mentioned

  4. The lady whom I have mentioned often

  5. The lady who has been mentioned often

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence bears error of relative pronoun and modifier: 'who' should be 'whom' as it is an object and 'often' should be placed before the word mentioned as it modifies 'mention'. The option corrects the errors.

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