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Fernande Olivier was an artist who Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of acrobats, harlequins, and other circus people.
A) who Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of acrobats, harlequins, and other circus people
B) whom Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of harlequins, acrobatic, and other circus people
C) whom Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of acrobats, harlequins, and other circus people
D) whom Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of acrobats, harlequins, and shows other circus people
E) who, in 1904, Picasso met during the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of acrobats, harlequins, and other circus people
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Relative pronouns are an important area of GMAT Sentence Correction.
The most important ones on the GMAT are who, which, that, whose and whom.
Split #1: WHO vs. WHOM
Which word is correct in this sentence, who or whom?
Relative pronouns on the GMAT describe the noun or noun phrase immediately before them, in this case "artist."
So now ask yourself: is "artist" the subject (the "doer" of the action) or the object (the "receiver" of the action) of the relative clause?
If artist is the subject, the doer, use who.
If artist is the object, the receiver, use whom.
The relative clause is who Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period.
Looking at the verb is the easiest way to determine whether something is the subject or the object of a relative clause.
In this case, the verb is "met."
Who did the meeting? Picasso.
Thus, Picasso is the subject of the relative clause.
(Careful. Often the relative pronoun who is the "subject" of the relative clause, this way:
Picasso, who blazed a trail in twentieth century art, painted Guernica, a searing representation of the Spanish Civil War.
Because we are dealing with a modifier in that sentence, the subject of the who-clause is who, referring to Picasso, whereas in our case, Picasso himself is the actor in a relative clause that does not directly modify Picasso.)
On the other hand, who was met? Who received the action of being met?
The artist. Therefore, the artist is the object of the relative clause.
We must use whom in this instance.
Change the order to S-V-O (subject-verb-object).
Picasso met the artist.
Picasso met he?
Picasso met hiM.
If you need him, her, or them, use whom.
(Test "him" in all of those cases. If him works, think: "Him" has an M on the end. So does "whom." Use whom.)
Eliminate A and E, both of which improperly use who to refer to the artist receiving the action of being met by Picasso.
Split #2: Parallelism
Items in a list must be parallel.
That is, they must be the same part of speech and play the same logical function in the sentence.
Nouns go with nouns.
Verbs go with verbs.
Verbals go with verbals.
And so on.
The list in this sentence describes the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of 1) acrobats, 2) [of] harlequins, and 3) [of] other circus people[/u].
Option B changes acrobats incorrectly to the adjective acrobatic. We do not have three parallel nouns.
Option D unnecessarily and incorrectly adds another verb: shows. Again, we do not have three parallel nouns.
Eliminate B and D.
The answer is C.
COMMENTS
Believe it or not, native speakers often have a harder time with whom than do non-native speakers, because our ears hear the mistaken who spoken too often.
(Don't get me started on "Me and Vivek are going to the movies," a sentence whose structure now seems to be the default and is designed to drive me crazy.
Me doesn't do anything. Ever.)
Don't rely on dictionary usage notes for the GMAT.
I just read usage notes in three major dictionaries (Oxford online included).
Two of three assert that the use of whom is in rapid decline except in very formal circumstances.
Hooey. Plenty of "regular" people still use whom.
More to the point, GMAC expects you to know how to use whom.
beeblebrox , I am bumping you to Best Community reply.
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Relative pronouns are an important area of GMAT Sentence Correction.
The most important ones on the GMAT are who, which, that, whose and whom.
Split #1: WHO vs. WHOM
Which word is correct in this sentence, who or whom?
Relative pronouns on the GMAT describe the noun or noun phrase immediately before them, in this case "artist."
So now ask yourself: is "artist" the subject (the "doer" of the action) or the object (the "receiver" of the action) of the relative clause?
If artist is the subject, the doer, use who.
If artist is the object, the receiver, use whom.
The relative clause is who Picasso met in 1904 during the Rose Period.
Looking at the verb is the easiest way to determine whether something is the subject or the object of a relative clause.
In this case, the verb is "met."
Who did the meeting? Picasso.
Thus, Picasso is the subject of the relative clause.
(Careful. Often the relative pronoun who is the "subject" of the relative clause, this way:
Picasso, who blazed a trail in twentieth century art, painted Guernica, a searing representation of the Spanish Civil War.
Because we are dealing with a modifier in that sentence, the subject of the who-clause is who, referring to Picasso, whereas in our case, Picasso himself is the actor in a relative clause that does not directly modify Picasso.)
On the other hand, who was met? Who received the action of being met?
The artist. Therefore, the artist is the object of the relative clause.
We must use whom in this instance.
Change the order to S-V-O (subject-verb-object).
Picasso met the artist.
Picasso met he?
Picasso met hiM.
If you need him, her, or them, use whom.
(Test "him" in all of those cases. If him works, think: "Him" has an M on the end. So does "whom." Use whom.)
Eliminate A and E, both of which improperly use who to refer to the artist receiving the action of being met by Picasso.
Split #2: Parallelism
Items in a list must be parallel.
That is, they must be the same part of speech and play the same logical function in the sentence.
Nouns go with nouns.
Verbs go with verbs.
Verbals go with verbals.
And so on.
The list in this sentence describes the Rose Period, which is characterized by images of 1) acrobats, 2) [of] harlequins, and 3) [of] other circus people[/u].
Option B changes acrobats incorrectly to the adjective acrobatic. We do not have three parallel nouns.
Option D unnecessarily and incorrectly adds another verb: shows. Again, we do not have three parallel nouns.
Eliminate B and D.
The answer is C.
COMMENTS
Believe it or not, native speakers often have a harder time with whom than do non-native speakers, because our ears hear the mistaken who spoken too often.
(Don't get me started on "Me and Vivek are going to the movies," a sentence whose structure now seems to be the default and is designed to drive me crazy.
Me doesn't do anything. Ever.)
Don't rely on dictionary usage notes for the GMAT.
I just read usage notes in three major dictionaries (Oxford online included).
Two of three assert that the use of whom is in rapid decline except in very formal circumstances.
Hooey. Plenty of "regular" people still use whom.
More to the point, GMAC expects you to know how to use whom.
beeblebrox , I am bumping you to Best Community reply.
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IMO Answer is (C).
Usage of who is incorrect. Picasso met him or Picasso met her & not Picasso met he/she. Hence using whom is appropriate. Option A and Option E are straight out.
Option B is incorrect for using acrobatic.
Option D is not a parallel structure & we are left with Option C.
Usage of who is incorrect. Picasso met him or Picasso met her & not Picasso met he/she. Hence using whom is appropriate. Option A and Option E are straight out.
Option B is incorrect for using acrobatic.
Option D is not a parallel structure & we are left with Option C.
