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Which of the following sentences uses the correct relative pronoun?
a. The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, who they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen.
b. The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, which they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen.
c. The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, whom they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen.
The correct option is C. The judges give (verb) the Oscar (object).
The first question is asking about the correct relative pronoun — but C is incorrect.
What do YOU think about the second question?
For the second question B is the most grammatically incorrect
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Could you help me with this question ?
Which of the following sentences is LEAST grammatically correct?
a. Although Maria is over fifty, she looks younger than her children.
b. Although Maria is over fifty and looks younger than her children.
c. Maria, who is over fifty, looks younger than her children.
d. Maria looks younger than her children although she is over fifty
Why the first question C is incorrect? can you explain it to me ?
The second question i think the answer is C also
“… Humphrey Bogart, whom they felt gave a strong performance …”
It should be ‘who they felt gave … ‘ because ‘who’ is the subject of ‘gave’ and I hope you’d never say, ‘… whom gave …’ (would you?)
For the second one, C is the MOST grammatically correct!
To determine which sentence uses the correct relative pronoun, let's break down each option:
a. "The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, who they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen."
In this sentence, the relative pronoun "who" is used correctly. "Who" is used to refer to a person or people, which in this case is Humphrey Bogart.
b. "The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, which they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen."
In this sentence, the relative pronoun "which" is incorrectly used. "Which" is used to refer to animals or inanimate objects, not people.
c. "The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, whom they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen."
In this sentence, the relative pronoun "whom" is incorrectly used. "Whom" is used as the object of a verb or preposition, and in this case, it should be the subject of the verb "gave." The correct relative pronoun to use as the subject in this sentence is "who."
Therefore, the correct sentence is option a: "The Academy judges gave the Oscar to Humphrey Bogart, who they felt gave a strong performance in The African Queen."