Choose the correct version of the given sentence from the options below:
Our neighbour’s daughter, who studies in Chennai, she won a gold medal in swimming.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Our neighbour’s daughter, who studies in Chennai, won a gold medal in swimming.
No double subject:
- The given sentence says “Our neighbour’s daughter, who studies in Chennai, she won”. This is wrong.
- “Our neighbour’s daughter” is already the subject of “won”. The pronoun “she” repeats it, so it must go: daughter, who studies in Chennai, won.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Our neighbour’s daughter, she studies in Chennai, won a gold medal in swimming. — Incorrect. The option says “daughter, she studies in Chennai, won”. A full sentence “she studies in Chennai” is pushed into the middle with commas. It needs “who” in place of “she”.
Option 3: Our neighbour’s daughter who she studies in Chennai won a gold medal in swimming. — Incorrect. The option says “who she studies”. “Who” is already the subject of “studies”, so “she” is a second subject.
Option 4: Our neighbour’s daughter, studying in Chennai, she won a gold medal in swimming. — Incorrect. The option says “daughter, studying in Chennai, she won”. “She” still repeats the subject “Our neighbour’s daughter”.