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Nakool Posted 10 years ago
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The man __ I thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler.

a) who
b) whom

Answer is b according to my book.

Shouldnt it be a ?
  

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Yes.

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Nakool The man __ I thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler.a) whob) whomAnswer is b according to my book.Shouldnt it be a ?
It should be "a" as "who" is in the subjective case here: The man who was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler.

If you omit the clause of an opinion "I thought", you'll see that "who" is a subject of the rela

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