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Standard English ConventionsVery hardRelative pronoun in a cleft sentence

Standard English Conventions practice question

It was she, not her assistant, ____ signed the letter.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. whoCorrect
  2. B. whom
  3. C. which
  4. D. that she

Answer: A. who

Who is the subject of signed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. whom
Whom is an object form.
C. which
Which does not refer to a person.
D. that she
Repeats the subject.

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