who vs whom???

[beyondlimits]

In one of the most famous parricide trials in history, a jury acquitted Lizzie Borden, whom they regarded as an abused victim driven beyond human endurance.


whom they regarded as an abused victim driven beyond human endurance

whom they regarded to be an abused victim driven beyond human endurance

whom they saw was abusively victimized and driven beyond human endurance

who was regarded by them to be abusively victimized and driven beyond human endurance

who was regarded by them that she was an abused victim driven beyond human endurance

[loki.gmat]

"jury" - i believe is a singular collective noun. surprising to see that all the answer options have plural nouns (they or them).

nyways here r my thoughts -

"Lizzie Borden" is the object of the verb "acquitted". hence cannot be referred back by subject pronoun "who".
hence eliminate D n E.

C - "they saw was ......" - awkward contruction.

"regard as" is the correct idiom n hence IMO A.



Thanks!

[kiranlegend]

"jury" - i believe is a singular collective noun. surprising to see that all the answer options have plural nouns (they or them).

nyways here r my thoughts -

"Lizzie Borden" is the object of the verb "acquitted". hence cannot be referred back by subject pronoun "who".
hence eliminate D n E.

C - "they saw was ......" - awkward contruction.

"regard as" is the correct idiom n hence IMO A.



Thanks!

Yo, OA is A:)