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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 352

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:113:"Telecommuting enables companies to keep skilled workers ______ homes are away from the companies to work at home.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:5:"whose";i:1;s:3:"who";i:2;s:4:"whom";i:3;s:5:"where";}}
Answer: 
a
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answer explanation: 

<p>Let's analyze the sentence:<br></p><p><strong>Telecommuting enables companies to keep skilled workers (<u>_____&nbsp;</u>homes are away from the companies to work at home).</strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">The part wrapped with "()" is an adjective clause.</span></p><p>In this adjective clause, we are describing the homes of the skilled workers. We need to use a possessive pronoun to indicate that the homes belong to the workers. "Whose" is the correct possessive pronoun to use in this case.&nbsp;</p><p>The correct answer is (A) whose.&nbsp;<br></p><p>(B) "who" is a subject pronoun and cannot be used to show possession.&nbsp;</p><p>(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;"whom" is an object pronoun and is not suitable for showing possession.&nbsp;<br></p><p>(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;"where" is a relative adverb that is used to indicate a place, not possession. It does not fit in this sentence.&nbsp;</p>