Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The earthquake _____ measured 7.8 on the Richter scale was the one that caused the most damage.

what

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Solution

The correct option is C that
Relative pronouns have two functions- Like other pronouns they stand for a noun or pronoun placed before them and like conjunctions they join subclauses with main clause and start the adjective clause.
The given sentence talks about a 'earthquake'.
The relative pronouns 'who' and 'whose' are used in case of persons.
the relative pronoun 'what' is used where the antecedent is not mentioned but understood.
The relative pronoun 'that' is used in case of people and things.
In the given sentence the antecedent is mentioned and the sentence does not talk about any person.
So, the relative pronoun 'that' must be used.
Thus option C is correct and options A,B,D are incorrect.

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Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:The earthquake _____ measured 7.8 on the Richter scale was the one that caused the most damage.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The earthquake _____ measured 7.8 on the Richter scale was the one that caused the most damage.