The boy (who) I thought was?

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keannu

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Is it possible to omit "who", a subjective relative pronoun in this case? If it is, it sounds weird and confusing.

ex)The boy (who) I thought was very healthy suddenly fell ill.
 

Rover_KE

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Yes, it's fine - even preferable - to omit who (or whom).

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