gmat prep problem

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gmat prep problem

by ansh.kumar » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:57 am
10. It ought to be her with whom you share your secrets, not me.

A. her with whom you share your secrets, not me
B. her with whom you share your secrets, not I.
C. she with whom you share your secrets, not me.
D. she with whom you share your secrets, not I.
E. her with who you share your secrets, not me.

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by real2008 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:03 am
i think it is D

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Re: gmat prep problem

by ketkoag » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:18 am
ansh.kumar wrote:10. It ought to be her with whom you share your secrets, not me.

A. her with whom you share your secrets, not me
B. her with whom you share your secrets, not I.
C. she with whom you share your secrets, not me.
D. she with whom you share your secrets, not I.
E. her with who you share your secrets, not me.
IMO A.. this question depends upon the understanding of subject and object pronouns.
with whom tells us that her is the correct choice..
and if we use "her" i.e the object pronoun, then me should be used at the end..

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by target_mba2010 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:28 am
my choice is D. 'her' and 'me' are incorrect pronouns here.
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by gauravgundal » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:16 am
IMO A

B. her with whom you share your secrets, not I.
(It ought to a person means action is done on a persons so second person pronoun must be used. 'I' -> me)
C she with whom you share your secrets, not me.
(It ought to a person means action is done on a persons so second person pronoun must be used. 'She' -> her)
D same as C
E her with who you share your secrets, not me.
(Second person pronoun 'her' is used that means action is done on her so 'who - > whom')

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by arjunn7 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:25 am
IMO A.
if u say : its ought to be her "with" whom .... , not me.. so the sentence after the comma shud mean " not with me ".. 'I' cannot be used here..
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by riteshbindal » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:29 am
IMO A.
It is like. You should share your secrets with "her". You should not share your secrets with "me".
In passive voice it becomes,
It ought to be "her" with whom you share your secrets, not "me".

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by anand0408 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:39 am
i feel D

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by ansh.kumar » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:56 pm
OA is A