Choose the suitable adjective clause from the options given below:
I know the girl _________ performed Bharatnatyam today.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → who
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: I know the girl who performed Bharatnatyam today. The noun is "the girl", a person, and in the clause she is the one who performed, the subject of "performed". So the clause is "who performed Bharatnatyam today".
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) which | "Which" is used for things and animals, not for a person. | – |
| (2) who (answer) | An adjective clause describes a noun and begins with a relative pronoun. The choice of pronoun depends on the noun and its role in the clause:
| The man who fixed our car lives next door. |
| (3) whom | "Whom" is the object form. Here the pronoun is the subject of "performed". | – |
| (4) whose | "Whose" shows possession and must be followed by a noun (whose dance, whose sister). | – |
Contrast: who is the subject form (who performed). Whom is the object form and cannot be the subject of "performed".