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by aspirant2011 » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:31 am
In June, 1981, six teenagers in the village of Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, who they say has continued to appear to them over the ensuing years.

(A) claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, who
(B) claimed to have visions of the Virgin Mary, whom
(C) claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, whom
(D) claimed to have visions of the Virgin Mary, who
(E) had claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, whom

[spoiler]A vs C???? which one is better and why????[/spoiler]
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by Asher » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:48 am
A

'whom' is used to refer to object & 'who' is used to refer to Subject.

So, as per my understanding -- who (subject - virgin mary) they say has continued to appear to them over the ensuing years.
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by vineeshp » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:51 am
A for me too.

It is A vs D cos of the use of whom.

And A answers it correctly.
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by atulmangal » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:43 pm
IMO A

Apart from the discussion of NOMINATIVE and OBJECT case pronoun thing, which is certainly correct...i like to share one more approach, which i feel effective here...

Look at the VERB has continued...try to put WHO/WHOM before the this VERB...what makes sense??

WHOM HAS CONTINUED OR WHO HAS CONTINUED???? which one makes sense...to me 2nd one makes sense..hence A
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by ankurmit » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:53 pm
Can anybody explain use of 'have had' verb in A
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by atulmangal » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:59 am
ankurmit wrote:Can anybody explain use of 'have had' verb in A
Hii...thought to share my personal notes..read completely, i'm sure your doubt get clear

A special note on the usage of HAD

HAD alone is always Simple Past.

Had + 3rd form of any verb is Past Perfect.

The usage of HAD HAD:

He HAD HAD a great life before the calamity struck.

Here, the second HAD is correct... Imagine it as

He HAD ENJOYED a great life before the calamity struck.

So here the second HAD ≡ any other verb (enjoyed, for example).

Similarly, the sentence:

He has had a great life ≡ He has enjoyed a great life.

So here HAD ≡ any other verb (enjoyed, for example).

Similarly, the sentence:

I have had a great life ≡ I have enjoyed a great life.

So here HAD ≡ any other verb (enjoyed, for example).

Hope it helps
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by Asher » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:49 pm
ankurmit wrote:Can anybody explain use of 'have had' verb in A
Let me try and explain:

'have had' - is used to refer to unfinished time of event. It denotes something started in the past and has continued up until now.
In June, 1981, six teenagers in the village of Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, who they say has continued to appear to them over the ensuing years
hence the use of 'have had' in option A means to convey -- the six teenagers had visions of Virgin Mary earlier and still continue to have these visions in the current time

Hope this is helpful.
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by ankurmit » Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:39 am
Thats grt.. Atul & asher
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by lunarpower » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:54 pm
i received a private message about this thread.
atulmangal wrote:IMO A

Apart from the discussion of NOMINATIVE and OBJECT case pronoun thing, which is certainly correct...i like to share one more approach, which i feel effective here...

Look at the VERB has continued...try to put WHO/WHOM before the this VERB...what makes sense??

WHOM HAS CONTINUED OR WHO HAS CONTINUED???? which one makes sense...to me 2nd one makes sense..hence A
--> this is correct
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as far as i'm aware, the "who"/"whom" distinction has never been tested on the gmat exam. not a single once. so, it's best not to waste your time on it.
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