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Standard English ConventionsVery hardWhom as the object of a verb

Standard English Conventions practice question

The candidate ____ the voters trusted most won the election easily.

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

  1. A. whomCorrect
  2. B. who
  3. C. which
  4. D. whose

Answer: A. whom

Inside the clause, 'the voters trusted ___ most', the missing word is the OBJECT of 'trusted' — the voters trusted HIM or HER. The object form is 'whom'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. who
'who' is the subject form. Here the voters are the subject of 'trusted'; the candidate is the object.
C. which
'which' is for things, not a person.
D. whose
'whose' shows possession, but nothing belongs to the candidate in the clause.

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