SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5
The committee selected the candidate ______ they believed would best represent the department's interests.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
whose
which
whom
who
Explanation
The pronoun functions as the subject of "would best represent" — the clause "they believed" is parenthetical. Subject case "who" is correct.
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