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A. Use of 'whom' is incorrect here
B. Makes sense grammatically. Correct answer
C. appropriate connector is missing
D. plural verb were is wrong
E. repetitive and nonsensical

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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was
B. herself and her husband, who was
C. herself and her husband, he was
D. herself and husband; he were
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera


 


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A. herself and her husband, whom was- Incorrect usage of whom is incorrect as husband is doing the action of standing so active voice is required here.
B. herself and her husband, who was - Correct
C. herself and her husband, he was - Incorrect as tow independent clause are connected using comma
D. herself and husband; he were - Incorrect subject verb agreement error
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera - Incorrect this sentence changes the meaning and implies that artist was drawing the portrait while standing and smiling at the camera, which is not the intended meaning here.
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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was
whom was is wrong usage. It should be who was

B. herself and her husband, who was
Correct

C. herself and her husband, he was
Two independent sentence can't be joined by just a comma

D. herself and husband; he were
The intended meaning of the sentence is lost. her is omitted

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera
This seems to suggest that the artist was standing. Does not make sense
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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was ~ Incorrect whom refer to portrait which was not standing beside her. Meaning issue.

B. herself and her husband, who was ~ Incorrect who may refer to both but it should refer to husband who was standing beside her.

C. herself and her husband, he was ~ Correct he clearly refer to the husband and remove the ambiguity of B

D. herself and husband; he were ~ Subject Verb Error "He was "

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera ~ Incorrect portrait is not standing and smiling at the camera.

IMO C.
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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was - whom is used for object in the sentence. for this sentence , we need subject of the next fragment of the sentence
B. herself and her husband, who was - who correctly refers to the immediate noun before it, keep it
C. herself and her husband, he was - creates the multiple sentences with run on, we require semicolon instead of , if to use 'he'
D. herself and husband; he were - was is the correct verb here
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera[url][/url] - who was standing and smiling, the artist or her husband?

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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was
B. herself and her husband, who was
C. herself and her husband, he was
D. herself and husband; he were
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera


 


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Please note: "who and which" denotes to the subject that is just preceding them.

In this case only B, captures the correct usage of "who" in the sentence.

Rest, A has incorrect usage of whom.
C introduces a new subject using pronoun he, and makes the sentence ungrammatical and illogical. Same goes for D & E.

IMO: B

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A. herself and her husband, whom was
"whom" is used incorrectly. "Whom" is used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in this sentence, we need the subject pronoun "who" to refer to "her husband" as the one who was standing beside her.

B. herself and her husband, who was
In this sentence, "who" is the correct pronoun to refer to "her husband" because it is the subject of the verb "was standing. Correct choice

C. herself and her husband, he was
the pronoun "he" is not the correct choice to refer to "her husband" in this context. We need the relative pronoun "who" to introduce a clause about her husband, not just the pronoun "he" standing alone.

D. herself and husband; he were
This option has a punctuation error. A semicolon (;) is used to separate two independent clauses, but "he were" is not a complete independent clause. Also, "he were" is incorrect as "he" is singular, but the subject "he" should be "who" to match with the singular "husband."

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera
This option changes the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence suggests that the husband was standing beside her. Option E suggests that both the artist and her husband were standing and smiling at the camera, which alters the intended meaning of the sentence.

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Meaning:The artist and her husband were both smiling at the camera.
A) "Whom" is incorrect
B) Correct. the man is standing next to the wife. They're both smiling.
C) Incorrect. Run-on sentence.
D) Incorrect. "He" is singular.
E) Incorrect. If we plug it in the sentence we will have: standing and smiling standing...
The answer is B
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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was : Incorrect.
B. herself and her husband, who was : Correct.
C. herself and her husband, he was : Simple Pronoun is not correct as he is already introduced as her Husband. Incorrect.
D. herself and husband; he were : Connected by Semicolon not required and He Were is not correct. Incorrect
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera : Additional Phrases added, not required. Incorrect.


 


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herself and her husband, whom was

Uses of Whom seems incorrect as the use of Possessive prononum seems incorrect in the scenario. The only answer which satisfies the requirement is Option B.
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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was— whom is object pronoun so incorrect
B. herself and her husband, who was- correct
C. herself and her husband, he was- two Ics can’t be connected with comma
D. herself and husband; he were- singular plural issue in second part
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera- use of continuous is not required

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The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, whom was standing beside her, smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was
B. herself and her husband, who was
C. herself and her husband, he was
D. herself and husband; he were
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A - husband is the subject for was, therefore whom is incorrect.

B - who is correct because it is a subject pronoun

C - he could refer to husband or artist so ambiguous and Incorrect

D - wrong tense

E - no pronoun, present participle phrase is modifying both herself and husband.

Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

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