Question

From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

• A. We invited only the people who he said were his friends.
• B. We invited only the people whom he said were his friends.
• C. We invited only the people whom he said was his friends.
• D. We invited only the person whom he said were his friends.

Hint:

Use “who” for subjects and “whom” for objects in formal writing, and match verb number with the true subject.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Relative pronoun choice “Whom” is correct because it is the object of the verb “said.” Step 2: Number agreement The predicate “were his friends” matches plural subject “people.” Step 3: Eliminating incorrect forms - (a) incorrectly uses “who” as the object. - (c) mismatches “was” with plural “friends.” - (d) mismatches singular “person” with plural “friends.”