Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which best replaces the italicised part in the sentence given below. If the sentence needs no change mark (4) as your answer.

The person who they are refering to is a good friend.

  1. whom

  2. which

  3. that

  4. No improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-object identification. Here the subject is 'they' as it is 'they' who are doing something (i.e. referring). Now the person whom 'they' are referring to are objects. Objective form takes 'whom', and not 'who'.

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