Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun:

The policeman _______ we approached for help turned out to be a very knowledgeable person.

• A. which
• B. whose
• C. who
• D. whom

Answer 1

The correct option is D whom

Option D is the correct answer because We use 'whom' in formal styles or in writing to refer to people when the person is the object of the verb(here whom refers to the policeman and 'approached' is the object of the verb).

Option A is incorrect because 'which' is used to refer to things.

Option C is incorrect because the key to choosing between 'who' and 'whom' is to see what the pronoun is doingin its own clause.

Use 'who' if the pronoun is the subject of the verb in the dependent clause.

Use 'whom' if the pronoun is the object of the verb in the dependent clause, hence 'who' is incorrect.

Option B is incorrect because we usually use 'whose' as a relative pronoun to indicate possession by people and animals.