Fill in the blank with the correct adjective clause:
Maa still laughs about the night ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → when the power failed during Didi’s wedding
Adjective clause after a noun of time:
- An adjective clause describes the noun just before it. After a noun of time such as day, night or year, it often begins with when, which here means “on which”.
- Complete sentence: Maa still laughs about the night when the power failed during Didi’s wedding.
- The clause tells which night Maa laughs about, so it describes the noun “night”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: where the power failed during Didi’s wedding — Incorrect. “Where” is used after a noun of place, such as a room or a town. “Night” is a noun of time, so it needs “when”. Example: This is the hall where Didi’s wedding took place.
Option 2: which the power failed during Didi’s wedding — Incorrect. The power did not fail “the night”. It failed on the night, so “which” needs “on” before it: “on which”. Alone, “which” does not join the clause properly.
Option 3: when did the power fail during Didi’s wedding — Incorrect. The option says “when did the power fail”. This is question order. Inside a clause, the words stay in statement order: “when the power failed”.