Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 4)
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
4.
The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.
Discussion:
33 comments Page 1 of 4.
Riyad said:
4 years ago
After a preposition, the object form of the pronoun is used.
i.e To + whom (object form of who).
i.e To + whom (object form of who).
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Mounika Rayaprolu said:
7 years ago
Basically who refers when we ask pointing someone like who are they? while whom refers to a particular person like with whom you are going out? so in the given sentence, it was said that the person has sold the house to a particular person so whom is to be placed instead of who.
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Karthik said:
1 decade ago
Yes answer is d.
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Parul said:
1 decade ago
Because we use "whom" after "to", not "who".
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Maahi said:
1 decade ago
If we put the answer in the sentence it is not at all matching. How the answer could be right?
Shyam said:
1 decade ago
If we put the answer in the sentence it is not at all matching. How the answer could be right?
Kam mkn said:
1 decade ago
The man who was sold to my house was a cheat is correct answer.
When something is main then after that supporting word doesn't accept preposition if someone has written in his book except that he is low class of knowledge.
When something is main then after that supporting word doesn't accept preposition if someone has written in his book except that he is low class of knowledge.
Rahul said:
1 decade ago
No who is mainly used in subjective case here it is objective so man just whom, other yes it is past tense.
Pratibha said:
1 decade ago
I also agree because it is past tense.
Faizullah said:
9 years ago
I agree with you @Anu.
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