Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable pronoun from the options given:
The woman __________ daughter was crying, left the cinema hall.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Whose

The given sentence is a complex sentence which is made up of two sentences. 'The woman's daughter was crying'. 'The woman left the cinema hall'. The two sentences have been combined using a relative pronoun, that works as a conjunction.

All the options given are relative pronouns that work as conjunctions. In the given sentence, the pronoun qualifies the noun-'woman'.

'Which' is used to refer to a non-living thing or animal or an idea. The word, 'woman' is a common noun, that refers to a person and not to a non-living thing. Hence, option A is incorrect.

'Whose' is a relative pronoun in genitive/possessive case. It indicates possession/ ownership/ relationship between two or more people or things. The words, 'the woman's daughter' indicates the relationship of the woman with her daughter. Hence, the relative pronoun, 'whose' is the most appropriate. Option B is correct.

'Who' is used to refer to people or a person in the nominative case. In the given sentence, 'the woman's daughter' is in the nominative case. Merely the word 'woman' is not in the nominative case, option C is incorrect.

'Whom' is a relative pronoun in the accusative case, when the noun to be qualified is the object of the verb. In the given sentence, 'woman' is not the object. Hence, D is incorrect.