"but" as a conjunction?
Conjuction Subject Verb, Subject Verb.
Above is common grammar pattern. For the question below, since BUT is a conjunction, why THEM is wrong gramatically? Thanks a lot.
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But his reluctance led to frustration on those students, one of whom/them accused him of merely paying lip services.
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The pattern "conj. + Clause 1, Clause 2", meaning "Clause 2 + conj. g.
- The pattern "conj.
- + Clause 1, Clause 2", meaning "Clause 2 + conj.
- g.
- "I wash my hands before I eat" -> "Before I eat, I wash my hands"), but not with "but".
- (Even if it was possible with "but", as far as can be imagined, your example would not work in this way anyway because the core meaning is not "Clause 2 + conj.
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The pattern "conj. + Clause 1, Clause 2", meaning "Clause 2 + conj. + Clause 1", is possible with some conjunctions (e.g. "I wash my hands before I eat" -> "Before I eat, I wash my hands"), but not with "but". (Even if it was possible with "but", as far as can be imagined, your example would not work in this way anyway because the core meaning is not "Clause 2 + conj. + Clause 1"). Anyway,
0But his reluctance led to frustration amongst those students, one of whom/them accused him of merely paying lip service.
I can't see the relevance of the coordinator "but" to your question.
If you use "whom", it is a relative construction where the relativised element "whom" has "those students" as antecedent.
But "them" is not a relative prono
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