Fill in the blank with the correct relative word that begins the adjective clause:
The scooter ______ Nanaji rode to his office for thirty years still stands in our courtyard.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → which
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: The scooter which Nanaji rode to his office for thirty years still stands in our courtyard. The adjective clause describes “the scooter”, which is a thing. Nanaji rode the scooter, so the relative word stands for the thing he rode.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) who | used for people, not for things | The man who fixed our tap lives next door. |
| (2) whose | shows whom something belongs to | That is the boy whose cap fell into the well. |
| (3) where | used after a noun of place | This is the hall where we hold our annual day. |
| (4) which (answer) | used for a thing | The cycle which Papa gave me is still in good shape. |