In June, 1981, six teenagers in the village

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.

A for me too.

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

And A answers it correctly.

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

Can anybody explain use of 'have had' verb in A

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

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.

Thats grt.. Atul & asher