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But those whom willingly undertake an honest assessment of the era today are also part of an important British tradition which, though not largely forgotten, has been pushed to the limits.

A. But those whom willingly undertake an honest assessment of the era today are also part of an important British tradition which, though not largely forgotten, has been pushed to the limits.(whom can't be the subject & which is preceded by a comma)

B. But those who are willing to undertake an honest assessment of the era today are also part of an important British tradition that, if not largely forgotten, has been pushed to the margins.

C. But, those whom are undertaking an honest assessment of the era today willingly are also part of an important British tradition which, if not largely forgotten, has been marginalized.(whom can't be the subject, which is preceded by a comma & change n meaning)


D. But those who willingly take over an honest assessment of the era today, also being part of an important British tradition which, although not largely forgotten, has been forced to the edges. (Conjunction is replaced with subordination)

E. But those whom are willing to undertake an honest assessment of the era today are also part of an important British tradition which, in spite of being not largely forgotten, has been pushed to the brim. (whom can't be the subject & which is preceded by a comma)
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Meaning of the sentence: The sentence implies that all those people who are willing to honestly assess today's era are also part of an important British tradition, which many have forgotten.

Diction: Whom is an objective pronoun that is used when you intend to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. To decide whether the sentence requires who or whom, flip the sentence into a question. Now, answer the question. If the answer is he or she, you require who. If the answer is him or her, you require whom. For example, consider the following sentence:

Q: Who/whom did she marry?

A: She married him.

Since the answer is him, you require the objective pronoun whom.

Flipping the given option into a question, we get the following sentence:

Q: Who/whom is willing to undertake…

A: He/she is willing to undertake…

Since our answer is he or she, the correct pronoun is who.

Options A, C and E use the incorrect pronoun whom, so they can be ruled out.

Logical Prediction: The sentence makes a reference to a British tradition and describes it as one that has been almost forgotten. To emphasize the point, the phrase if not largely forgotten, has been pushed to the margins has been used. Although and though do not bring out the contrast that is intended in the sentence. Similarly, in spite of not being largely forgotten, doesn't fit in logically with the intended meaning and is wordy.

Options A, D and E contain this error.

Idioms: Marginalized, as used in option C, is incorrect to be used to describe a tradition. The word is usually used to describe people, groups or concepts that are treated as insignificant or peripheral. Take over, as used in option D, has a completely different meaning (assuming control over something). Undertake is the correct verb here.
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Can I eliminate the options based on which or that (near the British tradition)

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Can I eliminate the options based on which or that (near the British tradition)

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Hello Naksha,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, yes; the correct usage here is "that", as “that” is used to provide information needed to preserve the core meaning of the sentence, and the “comma + which” construction is used to provide extra information.

To understand the concept of "Which" versus "That", you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):



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