Choose the best option to complete the sentence:
The rider and his horse ________ won the race at the Pushkar fair were garlanded by the village elders.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → that
Complete sentence: The rider and his horse that won the race at the Pushkar fair were garlanded by the village elders. Here the blank stands for “the rider and his horse”, a person and an animal together.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) who | used for people only | The man who fixed our fan was very quick. |
| (2) which | used for things and animals only | The parrot which Dadi keeps can say a few words. |
| (3) that (answer) | used when the words before it name a person and an animal together; it can stand for people as well as animals | The farmer and his bullocks that ploughed the field rested under a tree. |
| (4) whose | shows belonging and is followed by a noun | This is the farmer whose mangoes won a prize. |