sentence has two subordinate clauseslogitech wrote:The acquaintances who we like most are those that flatter us best.
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first clause : who we like most
second clause: those that flatter us best.
subject of the main sentence : we
object: acquaintances
first clause should begin with "whom" instead of "who" since it is referring to the object i.e. acquaintances
in the second clause : "that" is incorrectly used to refer people
that and which can be used only to refer to actions and things
in the second clause:
those i.e. acquaintances become the subject of that clause and "us" becomes the object
therefore we have to use "who" instead of "that"
The usage of superlative form of adverbs ( most and best) is correct.
when we use superlative form of adverb in comparative form definite article "the" is required.
The acquaintances whom we like the most are those who flatter us the best.
Pls do let me know if I am correct.
