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WHOM
+ formal + used as an object (I see whom I like the most.)
+ must be used directly after a preposition (for whom, at whom)
Contrasting pairs: whose
WHICH is used when referring to the entire preceding clause, not the noun.
WHAT can only be used in defining relative clauses to replace a NP.
ADVERBS
It’s a method whereby (= by means of which) you can collect and
consider all variables.
George Eliot was the name henceforth (= which was since then)
used with pride by both the author and publisher.
Contrasting pairs:
phrases with relative pronouns
IN NON-DEFINING CLAUSES
A huge amount of oil was spilled, the effects of which are still
being felt. (formal)
A huge amount of oil was spilled, whose effects are still being
felt. (less formal)
test.
4. The box office closed at midnight, ____ ____ ____ over 2000
at the time of which