Which of the following statements is not true?
A. "Whom" can serve as the object of a preposition.
B. "Whom" is an object pronoun.
C. "Who" and "whom" are personal pronouns.
D. "Who" is a subject pronoun.
These are relative pronouns.
Personal pronouns are these:
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, they, them, their, theirs
To determine which statement is not true, we need to analyze each statement and identify any inconsistencies.
Statement A: "Whom" can serve as the object of a preposition.
This statement is true. "Whom" is used when referring to the object of a sentence or clause, especially after a preposition.
Statement B: "Whom" is an object pronoun.
This statement is true. "Whom" is classified as an object pronoun because it is used as the object of a verb or preposition in a sentence.
Statement C: "Who" and "whom" are personal pronouns.
This statement is true. Both "who" and "whom" are personal pronouns because they refer to people.
Statement D: "Who" is a subject pronoun.
This statement is not true. "Who" is actually a subject pronoun, not an object pronoun. It is used to refer to the subject of a sentence or clause.
Therefore, the answer is D. "Who" is a subject pronoun.