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 2 of 4.
Anurag said:
1 decade ago
Whom is acting as object and person is talking about the past so D is correct.
Soumya said:
1 decade ago
Dear friends since it is a passive voice we have to use whom. Got it?
Hardhik said:
1 decade ago
This sentence refers to past tense. That's why we have to use past tense answer.
Rabbani said:
1 decade ago
The man was a cheat is a principal clause so who is not correct whom is correct.
Jayashri said:
1 decade ago
This sentence is in past tense and who can be changed to whom (relative pronoun).
Abdallah said:
1 decade ago
"Whom" in this sentence is a relative pronoun that refers to the object who is the man.
If the man was the subject, we would use "who".
If the man was the subject, we would use "who".
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?
Madhu said:
1 decade ago
Whom is always used after preposition.
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?
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.
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