Jane, I had the same response and have the same question as you. I hope others jump in to enlighten us. Dick Veit On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Jane Saral <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > A recent SAT "ID the error" question reads: > > Although it is *widely regarded* as a masterpiece now, *when* it was built > > A B > > the Eiffel Tower was compared to a "ridiculous smokestack" *by them* who > did > > C > > not *approve of it*. *No error* > D E > > > C just sounds wrong. I would say "by those who did not approve of it." > But isn't the "them/those" word the stand-alone O.P. of *by*, unaffected > by the relative clause that follows? This does not seem to be dealing with > the who/whom question; "who" is correctly the subject of "did not > approve." > > So why is this an error? > > Jane Saral > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or > leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/