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

Question

The master luthier left the workshop to her apprentices, many of ____ she had trained since they were teenagers.

Accepted Answer

A. whom. The pronoun is the object of 'trained' ('the apprentices, many of whom she trained herself'), so 'whom' is required.

Answer

B. who — 'Who' is subject case, but the pronoun is the object of 'trained.'

Answer

C. which — 'Which' cannot refer to people.

Answer

D. whose — 'Whose' is possessive and makes no sense before 'she trained.'

Standard English Conventions practice question