Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice (1). If not, select one of the other choices.

He was asked to nominate a director to whomever he thought had contributed most to the organization.

  1. to whomever he thought had contributed most to the organization.

  2. to whom so ever he thought had contributed most to the organization.

  3. whoever he thought was contributed most to the organization.

  4. whoever he thought had contributed most to the organization.

  5. who he thought had contributed the most to the organization.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

When there is direct involvement in the action, relative pronoun 'who' should be used. He was assigned to choose a person as director, who had contributed most to the organization. This option corrects the error of relative pronoun and preposition by replacing 'whomever' by 'whoever' and deleting 'to'.

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