Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Whom was the person that you wanted me to contact there?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Who is the person
- The underlined part of the sentence is erroneous in nature.
- The whom is used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.
- The who is used to refer to the subject of a sentence.
- Here in the sentence, since the pronoun should refer to the subject of a sentence, thus, whom should be used in place of who.
The correct sentence:
Who was the person that you wanted me to contact there?