tarek99 wrote:
stallone wrote:
OA shud be D .. E is not possible
Defination of Muse :https://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=muse
Deprived of his witty and loyal muse, Dillon McKay, which he defiantly relied on for direction and inspiration, lost the ability to compose the moving musical pieces that had made him famous the world over.
(A) Deprived of his witty and loyal muse, Dillon McKay, which he defiantly relied on for direction and inspiration (which points to Dallen and distorts the meaning )
(B) Deprived of his witty and loyal muse, Dillon McKay, defiantly relying on for direction and inspiration (here though the construction sounds a bit awkward at first sight but is not incorrect (as per me) ; defiantly relying correctly modifies Dillion Mckay BUT it changes the original meaning of the sentence.)
(C) Dillon McKay, deprived of his witty and loyal muse, who he had defiantly relied on for direction and inspiration (muse is NOT a person/group so who is wrong)
(D) Deprived of his witty and loyal muse, which he had defiantly relied on for direction and inspiration, Dillon McKay (which correctly modifies the Noun just before it )
(E) Deprived of his witty and loyal muse, who he had defiantly relied on for direction and inspiration, Dillon McKay (same as C )
or may be the "who" in option E is referring to "Dillon McKay"? May be the "who" is not referring to muse. Is such a construction possible? If so, then i've learned something new here.
Tarek - I have issue in believing that WHO in E can refer to DM. It's impossible.
Also, does anybody have any opinion on the usage of WHO versus WHOM in E? Don't you guys think that it should be WHOM and not WHO?
For example what's correct -
He has always been someone WHOM (or WHO) I have always looked up to?
Deprived of my maidservant, whom (or who) i have always counted on, I had a hard time doing the dishes.
I believe the usage calls for WHOM (Objective case of the pronoun) because it's the recipient of the intended action and NOT the doer.
Comments?
Also - could you share the source of this question and any OA if you have it.