Which sentence correctly uses the relative pronoun 'who' versus 'whom'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The researcher whom the committee selected presented her findings at the symposium.
- Step 1: Use 'whom' as the object of a verb or preposition.
- Step 2: In the relative clause 'whom the committee selected', 'the committee' is the subject and 'whom' is the direct object ('the committee selected her'). Thus 'whom' is grammatically correct.
Answer
The researcher whom the committee selected presented her findings at the symposium.
Why not the others: 'Whom called...?' requires nominative subject 'Who'; 'The scientist whom discovered...' requires subject pronoun 'who' as the performer of 'discovered'; 'The engineer whom will lead...' requires subject pronoun 'who' for the verb 'will lead'.
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