Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
They met some people ____ sons were all football players.

• A. who
• B. who's
• C. whom
• D. whose

Answer 1

The correct option is D whose

The sentence indicates that the football players are the sons of the 'people'. Thus, the 'sons' belongs to 'people' and so, the answer must be in the possession case. Also, a clause is being connected to the noun 'sons'. In order to ensure grammatically correct connection, the answer must be a relative pronoun(the function of a relative pronoun is to connect a clause to a noun).

Option A is incorrect. 'who' is a relative pronoun but, it is in the nominative case. Thus, it cannot be the answer.

Option B is incorrect. 'who's' is not a relative pronoun but it is an interrogative pronoun. Thus, it cannot be the answer.

Option C is incorrect. 'whom' is a relative pronoun but, it is in the accusative case and so, it cannot be the answer.

Option D is correct. 'whose' is a relative pronoun in the possessive case and so, it meets the required conditions and is the correct answer.