Choose the best option to complete the sentence:
The small shop near the bus stand sells almost anything ________ a student may need on exam day, from pens to clipboards.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → that
Complete sentence: The small shop near the bus stand sells almost anything that a student may need on exam day, from pens to clipboards. Here the blank comes right after “anything”, and the clause tells us which things the shop sells.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) what | means the thing that; used when there is no word before it for it to point back to | Show me what you made in the art class. |
| (2) that (answer) | the relative pronoun after words like all, everything, anything, nothing and much | Is there anything that I can bring you from Lucknow? |
| (3) whom | used for a person who receives the action | The cousin whom I visited in Pune is a pilot. |
| (4) whose | shows belonging and is followed by a noun | I know a girl whose father flies planes. |