Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
This is my friend ________ house is near mine.

• A. who lives is
• B. who is
• C. whose
• D. in his

Answer 1

The correct option is C whose

'Whose' is the possessive form of the pronoun "who" and is used to refer to someone other than the speaker. Here, the reference is to the speaker's friend. Hence, option A is correct.

'Who lives is' is grammatically incorrect in this context and the sentence would have no proper meaning.

'Who is' is used to introduce a clause giving further information about a person or people previously mentioned. Here no further information is being given about the friend.

'In his' when used in this context will not lead to a meaningful sentence.

Hence, options A, B and D are wrong.