Question

Fill in blank (87):

• A. The
• B. Their
• C. His
• D. Whose

Answer 1

The correct option is B Their

Option B: 'Their' refers to the people who took part in the games and feats of skill.

The meaning is complete with this word. Hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'The' makes the other words that follow 'skill and alertness' sound unconnected and impersonal with respect to the rest of the sentence.

Option C: 'His' refers to a single person whereas the noun in reference is a group of more than one 'the people'.

Option D: 'Whose' is a relative pronoun that comes before a clause. Here, the words that follow do not form a clause.

Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.