Around the World in 80 Questions (Day 8): The artist had drawn

A. herself and her husband, whom was
Incorrect use of whome

B. herself and her husband, who was
Correct pronoun usage
C. herself and her husband, he was
Incorrect he was
D. herself and husband; he were
Incorrect use of were

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera
Incorrect wordy and improper

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A. herself and her husband, whom was
Incorrect. "Whom" is used as the object of a verb or preposition, and here it's being used as a subject

B. herself and her husband, who was
Correct. Who" is used as the subject of a verb, and in this case, it's referring to the husband who was standing beside her.

C. herself and her husband, he was
Incorrect. The pronoun "he" is redundant here because "her husband" is already mentioned.

D. herself and husband; he were
Incorrect. The verb "were" doesn't agree with the singular subject "he". It should be "he was".

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera
Incorrect. Grammatically correct but the meaning is different. This implies that both the artist and her husband are standing and smiling at the camera, not just the husband.

Answer B
Who in option B correct, used to describe the husband

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1. whom was ...is incorrect
2. correct.. corelating the 1st part of the sentence.
3. He was ..not correlating the 1st part of sentence.
4. Grammatical error.. He were...were never be used with He
5. change the meaning of the sentence.

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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Understanding the intended meaning of the sentence is crucial to solve it. Artist had drawn a portrait of herself and portrait of her husband, but still we are not sure about the whole true intended meaning until we find the best choice. Let's proceed with process of elimination.

A - use of ''whom'' may refer to ''portrait of her husband'', but can portrait stand smiling at the camera . Lets keep A.
B - ''who was'' seems to refer to ''her husband'', but it can't since there is ''portrait of '' in the beginning. We can keep it to compare with others.
C - 2 independent clauses cant be separated just by a comma in gmat. C is out
The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband - 1st sentence
He was standing beside her, smiling at the camera -2nd sentence
D - He were is not correct in this context. D is out.
E - ''standing and smiling at the camera'' modifies the action (verb -had drawn) of the sentence. Lets keep this one too.

Among A, B, and E. We can drop B because of abovementioned reason.
Between A and E. It is difficult to choose as the answer choice E also includes the same phrase twice. (smiling at the camera)
Anyways, E gives more logical meaning than A does, because (in E ) the author can stand and smile (2 actions) , but (in A) can portrait smile? it is the main question.
I would go for E.

E is our winner.
Hope it helps.

A- Incorrect; "whom was" is incorrect because the husband is standing beside her, which makes him the doer of the action rather than the object to which the action is done to.
B- Correct; The sentence should be "who was" because the husband is the doer of the action
C- Incorrect; Two independent clauses are connected just by a comma.
D- Incorrect; "He" is singular so the verb should be "was", not "were"
E- Incorrect; I suspect this is a typo since the option is not trying to say that the sentence is "The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera standing beside her, smiling at the camera." I think the option is trying to say "The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera ." In that case, the error here is that there is an ambuguity regarding who was standing and smiling at the camera.

A. herself and her husband, whom was whom can refer to husband , artist herself
B. herself and her husband, who was
same issue as in option A , who can refer to husband or artist herself
C. herself and her husband, he was correct option as he refers to husband only...

D. herself and husband; he were sentence after ; is not an IC so wrong option also were is for SV disagreement .. were usage
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera meaning issue

OPTION C is correct

The correct answer is (B).

The pronoun "whom" is used as the object of the preposition "beside." The correct form of the pronoun is "who" because it is the subject of the verb "was."

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

(A) uses the incorrect form of the pronoun "whom."
(C) uses the incorrect pronoun "he" instead of "who."
(D) uses a semicolon instead of a comma to separate the two independent clauses.
(E) is a fragment because it does not have a subject or a verb.

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 to be described as objective pronouns and when it is described as as something being done to so incorrect in the sentence
B. herself and her husband, who was Correct, "Who" is used as subjective pronouns to her husband.
C. herself and her husband, he was Need "who"
D. herself and husband; he were Need "who"
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera Need "who"

The answer is B
Statement A uses whom which is the incorrect pronoun to use here
Statement B uses who which is the correct relative pronoun to be used here
Statement C uses he was which is ungrammatical
Statement D uses he were which is incorrect. You don't use were for a singular subject.
Statement E uses standing beside her without any antecedent to modify her. Hence incorrect.

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


Usage of whom is incorrect while usage of who is correct in Option B.
Incorrect


Concise and correct


This is a run-on sentence, two independent clauses are separated by comma.
Incorrect


he is singular and were is plural
Incorrect


This option changes the meaning of the original sentence. The artist had drawn a beautiful portrait of herself and her husband. Her husband is standing beside her and smiling at the camera.
Incorrect

IMO B

We need a subject pronoun to refer to the husband

A. herself and her husband, whom was

The use of object pronoun is incorrect. Eliminate.

B. herself and her husband, who was

Correct.

C. herself and her husband, he was

Run on sentence. Two independent clause joined by a comma. Eliminate.

D. herself and husband; he were

Incorrect subject verb agreement. Eliminate.

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera

Incorrect sentence construction. Eliminate.

IMO B

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--> not sure but i believed to begin with whom must be forexample whom I loved
B. herself and her husband, who was --> I believed it is true
C. herself and her husband, he was --> 2 IC cannot connect just only comma
D. herself and husband; he were --> which husband so wrong
E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera --> change the meaning of standing next to her

The original sentence is grammatically correct, but it is a bit awkward. The phrase "whom was" is a bit formal and outdated.

The best way to improve the sentence is to use the phrase "who was." This phrase is more concise and clear, and it does not sound as formal or outdated.

The other answer choices are not as good as (B).

(A) is the same as the original sentence and is therefore awkward.
(C) is grammatically incorrect. The pronoun "he" does not refer to anyone in the sentence.
(D) is grammatically incorrect. The semicolon is used to separate independent clauses, and the phrase "he were" is not an independent clause.
(E) is grammatically correct, but it is a bit awkward. The phrase "standing and smiling at the camera" is a bit redundant, as it is already clear from the context that the artist and her husband are standing and smiling at the camera.

Therefore, the best answer is (B).

I think the correct answer is B.

Reason to eliminate:
C. "He was" . B provides better relative pronoun.
D. he "were": It should be was.
E. B is providing better clarity.

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 when referring to the object of the sentence; whereas we are talking about the husband as the subject who was doing the action of standing

B. herself and her husband, who was - CORRECT

C. herself and her husband, he was - comma splice

D. herself and husband; he were - subject-verb agreement issue; it should be "he was"

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera - meaning issue: -ing modifies the entire clause (portrait was standing?)

A. herself and her husband, whom was INCORRECT- 'whom' represents the object, but 'her husband' is subject of the modifying clause

B. herself and her husband, who was CORRECT. 'Who' correctly modifies 'her husband'

C. herself and her husband, he was INCORRECT. Use of pronoun 'he' is incorrect.

D. herself and husband; he were INCORRECT. use of 'were' with singular subject is wrong

E. herself and her husband, standing and smiling at the camera INCORRECT. Placing this choice in place of the underlined part will make the sentence awkward.

OA: B