Standard English ConventionsMedium'Who' as the subject of its clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The volunteers ____ arrived first set up the tables and chairs.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whoCorrect
- B. whom
- C. which
- D. whose
Answer: A. who
Inside the clause, the pronoun is the SUBJECT of 'arrived', so the subject form 'who' is needed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whom
- 'whom' is the object form, but the pronoun is doing the arriving.
- C. which
- 'which' refers to things, not people.
- D. whose
- 'whose' shows possession; nothing is possessed here.
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