Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
The girl ______ stood first in the class is a close friend.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Who'.
Key Points
- A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun to avoid its repetition.
- A relative pronoun is used to refer to nouns mentioned beforehand, whether they are people, places, things, animals or ideas.
- Examples: who, which, that, why, what, etc.
- The pronoun 'who' is used to provide more information about a person mentioned previously in a sentence. It is a subject pronoun.
- According to the context of the sentence, the relative clause 'stood first in the class' provides more information about the subject, i.e., 'the girl'.
- So, 'who' fits appropriately in the given blank.
Complete sentence: The girl who stood first in the class is a close friend.
Additional Information
| Relative Pronoun | Use |
| Whom | It is used as an object pronoun for a person. E.g., The boy, whom you met yesterday, is my brother. |
| Whose | It refers to possession. E.g., She is the person whose instructions I follow. |
| Which | It is used to refer to animals and things. E.g., I want to play with the cat which is sitting under the chair. |
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