Question

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun from the options given.
This is the dress ___________ I wore on my birthday.

• A. Who
• B. Whom
• C. That
• D. As

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

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 with '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 subordinate clause with the noun 'dress'.

Option A - 'Who' is a relative pronoun, which is used for people. Here, the sentence is about 'dress' thus we can use 'who'. Hence, option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Whom' is used as a relative pronoun, which is used as an objective pronoun for people. Here, the sentence is about 'the dress' and thus we can't use 'whom' here.Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option D - 'As' is an adverb, preposition and a conjunction, and not a pronoun. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option C - 'That' is a relative pronoun which is used to indicate/demonstrate an object/thing/place. Here, the 'dress' is being demonstrated and hence we can use 'that'. Thus option C is the correct answer.

'This is the dress that I wore on my birthday.'