WAEC English Language 2020 Objective — Question 50

Question 50 of 80 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) English Language 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

This is the teacher ______ told me the answer.

A. whom I said
B. who I saidCorrect
C. who I said that
D. I said that he

Explanation

The sentence should read, 'This is the teacher (I said) told me the answer'. 'I said' is just a parenthetical expression and can be removed. Note that 'who' is a relative pronoun referring to a noun that is a subject of the second clause, while 'whom' is used if the noun is an object of a verb or preposition.

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