2017 · Q40
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) Whom you think (b) will be dismissed (c) first ? (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
The relative pronoun here is the subject of 'will be dismissed', so the subjective form 'who' is required, not the objective 'whom'. 'Whom' is used only for objects of verbs or prepositions, and here the clause needs a subject. The correct form is 'Who do you think will be dismissed first?' Hence the error is in (a).