Question

Mae Davis, after whom the theater is named, was a famous singer in our town in the 1920s.

Which word is the relative pronoun in the sentence?


our

whom

after

in

Answer 1

Whom is the answer because it connects the clause.

Answer 2

Answer:

The word that is the relative pronoun in the sentence is "whom".

Explanation:

In the sentence above, "whom" is the relative pronoun. A relative pronoun is a pronoun that sometimes introduces relative clauses in the senteces. They can also stand alone as the subject or object of the sentence. "Whom" is the object form of "who". As in this case, it is commonly used with prepositions.