The fishermen, ______ the flood victims owed their lives, were rewarded by the government.
Options:
(A) whom
(B) to which
(C) to whom
(D) that
Official Answer Key:
C
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
The flood victims owed their lives 'to' the fishermen, so the relative pronoun must carry the preposition 'to'. Since the antecedent (fishermen) is a person, 'whom' is correct, and the preposition must be placed before it in formal written English: "to whom". (A) drops the required preposition, (B) wrongly uses 'which' for a person, (D) 'that' cannot follow a preposition in this construction. Answer: (C) to whom.
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