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Ramu is the elected leader / and also a person / who we all / can confide in.

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Correct Answer: Option C
The phrase "who we all can confide in" contains a grammatical error in the use of the relative pronoun.

Here, "who" is incorrectly used as the object of the verb "confide in." Since it functions as an object, the correct relative pronoun should be "whom".

So the correct sentence should be:
"Ramu is the elected leader and also a person whom we all can confide in."

"Whom" is used when referring to the object of a verb or preposition, whereas "who" is used as a subject.

Hence, the error lies in Option C.
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Sawera Memon
Sawera Memon 1 year ago
Ramu is the elected leader and also a person who we all can confide in
In this sentence WHO is incorrect ... It will be WHOM
The correct sentence will be Ramu is the elected leader and also a person Whom we all can confide in
Debankur Biswas
Debankur Biswas 3 years ago
Whom should be in place of who
As Who is used as a subject and whom is used to denote object
Ex. He is the person who is my uncle (যে / जो)
She is the person whom I love. (যাকে / जिन्हें / जिसको)
Nilesh Bera
Nilesh Bera 4 years ago
Here's the corrected sentence:

"Ramu is the elected leader and also a person whom we all can confide in."
ANKAN BOSE
ANKAN BOSE 5 years ago
whom in place of who should be correct
Navesh Kumar
Navesh Kumar 5 years ago
Who' is to be changed to' whom' because it comes in the place of object. We can confide in him(whom)
Nazia Safrin
Nazia Safrin 5 years ago
What is the difference between 'who' and 'whom'?
Prosanjeet Dey
Prosanjeet Dey 5 years ago
Why whom is not used?
Sachin Kumar
Sachin Kumar 6 years ago
I think who should be replaced by whom because the sentence conveys whom sense means jisko
Chhanda Kaity
Chhanda Kaity 7 years ago
Errror...Whom for Who....Check your answers..
Bahauddin Jami
Bahauddin Jami 7 years ago
"To whom" instead of "who".
Salim Arsad
Salim Arsad 7 years ago
Why does not it 'Whom we all confide in'?
Please, anybody explain it briefl?
MD Rafij
MD Rafij 8 years ago
whom we all
Chandrashekhar Chaudhary
Chandrashekhar Chaudhary 8 years ago
Whom we all
Prashant Jha
Prashant Jha 8 years ago
can it be Confide on?
Bikramkeshari Kunda
Bikramkeshari Kunda 9 years ago
It should be- Ramu the elected leader and a person to whom we all can confide in. Is it ?
Shivam
Shivam 11 years ago
Why not whom..?
Sagar
Sagar 11 years ago
Please suggest why not whom