GMAT Sentence Correction - The Man to who I Sold my House was a Cheat

Question: The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

1. to whom I sell
2. to who I sell
3. who was sold to
4. to whom I sold
5. No correction required

‘The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.’ is the topic for GMAT verbal Reasoning. GMAT verbal reasoning section analyses the candidates' command of language and analytical skills to express. This topic is the GMAT Sentence Correction question that comes with five options and candidates need to choose the one which is correct. This section checks whether the candidate is able to decode the inaccuracy in the sentence. It also checks if they are able to bring out an idea or meaning of the context.

Answer: D
Explanation: This is a GMAT critical reasoning question. An assumption is an implied hypothesis. So we are looking for something that is implied in the argument. In case it is wrong or maybe disable the argument.

The statement given is:

The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

Let us evaluate our options

1. to whom I sell
   This statement is not correct because I sell isn't the right usage in the given sentence.
2. to who I sell
   This statement is not correct because whom should be the right usage in the given sentence?
3. who was sold to
   This statement is not correct because was isn't the right usage in the given sentence.
4. to whom I sold
   This statement is correct because this is the exact usage in the given sentence.
5. No correction required
   This statement is not correct because we see that option D is correct, so correction is required.

The correct answer is D.

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