WAEC 2021 English Language · Question 18

Is that the lady ........you planned to visit?

Options

  1. A.which
  2. B.who
  3. C.whose
  4. D.whom

Answer: D. whom

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Analyze the question

The sentence is "Is that the lady ........ you planned to visit?" We need the correct relative pronoun to link "the lady" to the clause "you planned to visit."

Explain the concept

Relative pronouns depend on two things:

  • Who is used for people as the subject of a clause (e.g., "The lady who came here...").
  • Whom is used for people as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., "The lady whom you visited...").
  • Which is used for things or animals, not people.
  • Whose shows possession (e.g., "The lady whose house you visited...").

Step-by-step solution

  1. The antecedent is "the lady", which is a person. This rules out which (A).
  2. Look at the clause "you planned to visit ___". Here, "you" is already the subject and "visit" is the verb. The missing word is the object of "visit" (you visit her).
  3. There is no possession (not "the lady's ..."), so whose (C) is out.
  4. Since the relative pronoun is the object and refers to a person, we use whom.

Full sentence: "Is that the lady whom you planned to visit?"

Correct answer: D. whom

Tip: Substitute he/she or him/her. If "her/him" fits, use whom. If "she/he" fits, use who. Here: "you planned to visit her" → whom. Note that in everyday speech "who" is often used, but in formal exams like WASSCE, "whom" is the grammatically correct choice for objects.

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