Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
What is the name of the Swami whom autobiography impressed you so much?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. whom autobiography
- In the erroneous part whom will be replaced with whose.
- Whose: Used to refer to something that belongs to a person. Whose is a possessive pronoun.
- Whom: Used to refer to a person who is at the receiving end of the action. Whom is an objective pronoun.
The correct sentence is-
What is the name of the Swami whose autobiography impressed you so much?