The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, whom historians have

Question

The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, whom historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, once debarred from public speaking, so he had to appoint  Gregor Strasser to advance his political ambitions.

A: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, whom historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, once debarred from public speaking, so he had to appoint

B: Once debarred from public speaking, the German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, whom historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, had to appoint

C: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, who historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, was once debarred from public speaking, so he had to appoint

D: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, whom historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, was once debarred from public speaking, and appointed

E: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, who historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, was once debarred from public speaking, so he had appointed

QMG · Answer

IMO Answer C due to two reasons:

A) Adolf Hitler is the subject of the sentence; therefore, it is wrong to say "whom" as this pronoun / relative clause refers to the object and not the subject. So "who" should be chosen which eliminates answer choices A, B and D.

B) "once debarred from public speaking" refers to the Adolf Hitler and not large audiences; in E, this modifier is modifying "large audiences" and therefore, E is out as well.

This leaves answer choice C.

arjunb9 · Answer

1. who vs whom - "who" pronoun usage is correct as it is used to refer the subject of the main clause i.e. "Adolf Hitler" whereas whom pronoun is used to refer object in the sentence . Therefore option A,B & D are out.
2. No between C & E option- had to appoint vs had appointed is tested here.
 Had appointed - Use of past perfect tense is wrong as it will mean that the appointment is done before the event of dismissal of Adolf hitler.
Therefore C is the correct option.

happypuppy · Answer

One quick thing before getting into solving this:

I had 3 books. - This is correct. Here `had` acts as simple past tense.
I had invited 30 guests. - This is wrong in if there are no event sequencing supporting this sentence.

Meaning: 
The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, whom  historians have noted  had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, once debarred from public speaking, so he had to appoint Gregor Strasser to advance his political ambitions.

Here, 3 things are told about Adolf Hitler:
1. The German chancellor and dictator
2.  whom   who  had a hypnotic effect on large audiences
3. once debarred from public speaking

So he had to appoint Gregor Strasser to advance his political ambitions.

Errors: 
1.  whom   who  had a hypnotic effect on large audiences - whom is wrong, it should be who.
2. Now, from FANBOYS rule, 'so' should connect two clause. Two make first part (part before 'so he had'), we need a verb. 
Ex:  was  once debarred from public speaking

A: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler,  whom  historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, once debarred from public speaking, so he had to appoint

B: Once debarred from public speaking, the German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler,  whom  historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences,  had to appoint

C: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler,  who  historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences,  was  once debarred from public speaking, so he had to appoint

D: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler,  whom  historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, was once debarred from public speaking,  and  appointed
- Added error by 'and', misses the intented meaning that 'so' brings as reason of appointment.

E: The German chancellor and dictator, Adolf Hitler, who historians have noted had a hypnotic effect on large audiences, was once debarred from public speaking, so  he had appointed

Answer(C)

Thank you!

Akshayyjain · Answer

All choices other than D, are showing incorrect usage of 'were & had' combination.

Clearly past perfect tense (had) can not be used for later activity.

Past perfect/Simple past - past of past activity (debarred).

Simple past - recent but past activity (appointed).

Incorrect question IMO.

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