Which of these sentences is correct?

He is the man whom I think helped us.Correct answerYour answerHe is the man whom I think he helped us.Correct answerYour answerHe is the man who I think helped us.Correct answerYour answerHe is the man which I think helped us.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

The pronoun is the subject of "helped", so it takes "who". "I think" is only an aside.

Worth noting

"Whom" is for an object. "Which" is for things, not people.

Concept: "Who" and "whom"
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
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