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a. Whoever comes out of that building, Tom will follow.
b. Whoever comes out of that building, Tom will follow them.

c. Owen I like, but Jeff I can't stand.
d.Owen I like him , but Jeff I can't stand him.


e. Pete, I love him.
Instead of
I love Pete.

(e) is not supposed to be addressed to Pete.

Are the sentences in red grammatically correct?

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All except (d).
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