Choose the best option to complete the sentence:
Riya cleared the state-level chess round on her very first try, ________ surprised even her coach.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → which
Complete sentence: Riya cleared the state-level chess round on her very first try, which surprised even her coach. Here the coach was surprised by the fact that Riya cleared the round on her first try.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) who | stands for a person, not for an idea or an event | The girl who won the race is my neighbour. |
| (2) that | not used after a comma to add extra information | The bag that I bought yesterday is already torn. |
| (3) which (answer) | after a comma, it can stand for the whole idea before it instead of one noun | Our train was three hours late, which made us miss the wedding lunch. |
| (4) what | means the thing that; it does not point back to an idea that has already come | I did not hear what the announcer said. |