Question

Frame a question such that the underlined part of the sentence given is the answer:
The old man had entrusted all his wealth to his step-daughter.

• A. To whom had the old man entrusted all his wealth?
• B. Who to had the old man entrusted all his wealth?
• C. Whom to had the old man entrusted all his wealth?
• D. What had the old man entrusted his step-daughter with?

Answer 1

The correct option is A To whom had the old man entrusted all his wealth?

Wh-questions are used to ask certain types of questions. What, when, why, whom, who, whose, where and how are the wh-questions.

Whom is used to refer to the object of the verb or preposition.

'Step-daughter' is the object in the sentence to whom the old man had entrusted all his wealth.

Thus, option A is the correct answer. Rest of the options are not grammatically correct.