Pick out the correct sentence:
(A) A girl who came here yesterday is my friend.
(B) The girl who came here yesterday is my friend.
(C) Girl who came here yesterday is my friend.
(D) The girl came here yesterday is a friend.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) Only
Definite article with a defining clause:
- A clause such as "who came here yesterday" points out one particular person.
- A noun made particular in this way takes the.
- A singular countable noun such as "girl" cannot stand without an article.
Example: The boy who sits next to me is my cousin.
(A) A girl who came here yesterday is my friend. — Incorrect.
- The girl is a particular person pointed out by the clause, so "a" does not fit.
- Correct form: The girl who came here yesterday is my friend.
(B) The girl who came here yesterday is my friend. — Correct.
- The goes with the particular girl, and the relative pronoun who joins the clause.
(C) Girl who came here yesterday is my friend. — Incorrect.
- The singular countable noun "girl" has no article.
- Correct form: The girl who came here yesterday is my friend.
(D) The girl came here yesterday is a friend. — Incorrect.
- The relative pronoun who is missing, so the sentence has two verbs ("came", "is") with nothing to join them.
- Correct form: The girl who came here yesterday is a friend.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = (D) Only, Option 2 = (C) Only, Option 3 = (B) Only, Option 4 = (A) Only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.