Question

Choose the sentence where the underlined word is used appropriately.

• A. Who’s car are you planning to borrow?
• B. Whose planning to have a birthday party?
• C. He is the person who you met at the junction.
• D. Does he know whom to call about the hotel reservations?

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The question requires identifying the sentence where the underlined word is used correctly. Let's evaluate the options:

1. "Who’s car are you planning to borrow?" - In this sentence, "Who’s" is a contraction of "who is" or "who has," which is incorrect here. The sentence should use "Whose" to indicate possession.
2. "Whose planning to have a birthday party?" - "Whose" is used incorrectly here because the sentence is not indicating possession. The correct form should be "Who's," contraction of "who is."
3. "He is the person who you met at the junction." - "Who" should be used for the subject pronoun, but the structure primarily focuses on the adequacy of "whom" in direct and indirect objects.
4. "Does he know whom to call about the hotel reservations?" - "Whom" is used correctly as it serves as the object of the verb "to call," showing the correct application of "whom" in this context.

Hence, the sentence where the underlined word is used appropriately is: Does he know whom to call about the hotel reservations?