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He is no longer the man ()he was fifteen years ago.
A. whom B. who C. that 选什么,为什么选那个why
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- 英语 (美国)
The correct answer is A. “Who” isn’t an option since “who” refers to the subject of the sentence, which is “He.” But in this sentence, we are talking about *the man* whom he was fifteen years ago. “whom” refers to the object of a sentence or clause, and “the man” is the object of the clause “He is no longer the man.” To be honest, though, “that” would also be correct, so I’m debating on whether the answer is A or C. It’s definitely more common to hear “that” when saying someone isn’t the same person that they were before. I hope my explanation at least helps narrow any confusion!
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- 英语 (美国)
The correct answer is A. “Who” isn’t an option since “who” refers to the subject of the sentence, which is “He.” But in this sentence, we are talking about *the man* whom he was fifteen years ago. “whom” refers to the object of a sentence or clause, and “the man” is the object of the clause “He is no longer the man.” To be honest, though, “that” would also be correct, so I’m debating on whether the answer is A or C. It’s definitely more common to hear “that” when saying someone isn’t the same person that they were before. I hope my explanation at least helps narrow any confusion!
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I am not sure about proper grammar, but to me, c sounds best
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- 英语 (美国)
Yes, "that" is the only correct answer here. "Whom" is an object pronoun and so can only be used as an object. This sentence has no object!
This sentence is broken up intwo two independent clauses, i.e. two complete thoughts:
1. He is no longer the man
2. He was fifteen years ago
"That" connects the two independent clauses together, a function that "whom" does not have.
Sorry for the long answer, but I just want to correct the mistaken belief that "whom" should be used any time you think it's an option. This overcorrection has a term in linguistics: Hypercorrection!
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