Question

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun from the options given.
Can you point out the book _________ belongs to you?

• A. That
• B. Whom
• C. Which
• D. Whose

Answer 1

The correct option is A That

Pronouns are the words that replace nouns. In order to fill in the blank, we must understand what relative pronouns are. Relative pronouns are pronouns that are used to connect a clause or a phrase to a noun or a pronoun. For example, 'I don't know who you are.' Here, 'who' is used to connect the phrase 'I don't know' with the rest of the sentence. Also, 'who' connects the clause with 'you' here.

NOTE: We need a relative pronoun to connect the phrase/clause with the pronoun 'you'.

Option B - 'Whom' is a relative pronoun used for people and not for 'book/books'. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Which' is used as a relative pronoun for the things that have been previously mentioned. Here, the sentence is about 'book' and thus we can't use 'which' here. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Whose' is used as a pronoun to indicate possession, whereas the given sentence explains the possession and needs a relative pronoun to connect the possession with the main clause of the sentence. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'That' is a relative pronoun used to indicate/demonstrate an object. As the given sentence is about the book, we can use 'that' here. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

'Can you point out the book that belongs to you?'