Choose the best option to complete the sentence:
The cousin ______ I shared a room in the hostel has now joined the Indian Navy.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → with whom
Complete sentence: The cousin with whom I shared a room in the hostel has now joined the Indian Navy. We share a room with someone, so the clause needs “with” before the word for the cousin, who is a person.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) who | the subject form, for the person who does the action in the clause; here “I” does the sharing | The boy who won the race lives in our lane. |
| (2) whose | shows belonging and is followed by a noun | The girl whose bag was lost went to the station master. |
| (3) with whom (answer) | a relative pronoun after a preposition takes the object form, “whom”, for a person | The friend with whom I travelled to Shimla is a doctor now. |
| (4) with which | “which” is used for things and animals, not for people | The knife with which I cut the mango is very sharp. |