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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Dill ate and ate and ate. He hadn't eaten (1)_______last night. He used all his money for a ticket, (2)______the train, as he had done many times, coolly chatted with the conductor, to (3)________Dill was a familiar sight, but he had not the nerve to invoke the rule on small children travelling a distance alone; if you've lost your money the conductor will (4)_____you enough for dinner and your father will (5)______him back at the end of the line.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: who

Option 2: whose

Option 3: whoever

Option 4: whom


Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: whom


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

Explanation : In this sentence, whom would be used as a relative pronoun. Grammatically, it connects the preposition to with its antecedent conductor , indicating the person to whom Dill was a familiar sight. Whom is the correct choice here, as it functions as the object of the preposition to and agrees with its antecedent.

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