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by gmatblood » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:44 am
Written in Austria in 1762, the composer of Symphony No. 5 was a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his contribution to classical music while court musician for the Esterhazy family.

A) the composer of Symphony No. 5 was a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
B) Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 5, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
C) Symphony No. 5 was composed by a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
D) Symphony No. 5's composer was a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, whom many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
E) Symphony No. 5 was composed by a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, whom many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his

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by sam2304 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:47 am
IMO E.

Use Who when the noun is a subject. Use whom when the noun is an object.
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by studentps2011 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:12 am
sam2304 wrote:IMO E.

Use Who when the noun is a subject. Use whom when the noun is an object.
When in doubt, try replacing 'who/whom' with 'he/him', to check whether it makes sense.

In this sentence, we don't 'call he something', but 'call him something'
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by aspirant2011 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:42 am
Yup agree with Sam2304 in his explanation.........
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