16Hit1600
Standard English ConventionsVery hardWhom as the object of a clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

The scholarship went to the student ____ the judges considered the most promising.

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

The pronoun is the object of "considered", so "whom".

Why the other answers are wrong

B. who
"who" is the subject form.
C. which
"which" is for things.
D. whose
"whose" is possessive.

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