Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Question of The Day18-07-2020

The entire security system needs to be vigilant as the minister is the one ____ has conspired and might abscond.

Answer

Correct Answer : a ) who

Explanation :

‘who’, ‘whom’, ‘whose’ and ‘which’ are all relative pronouns.

‘Who’ is used to refer to the subject.

‘Whom’ is used to refer to the object.

‘Which’ is to refer to non-living things.

‘Whose’ is for possession and belonging.

In the given sentence, ‘the minister’ is the subject, the reference to the minister is made by using ‘the one’, i.e., the minister who has conspired. Therefore, in the filler ‘who’ will be used.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

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