Question

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word:

Such friends ______ understand what true friendship is, are very rare.

• A. whose
• B. whom
• C. who
• D. which

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

who

Option C is the correct answer because 'who' is used in relative clauses to refer to people, and sometimes to pet animals.It is used in relative defining and non-defining clauses, but mainly 'who' is used when we refer to a large group of people, as in this case, friends.

Option A is incorrect because when 'whose' is used, it is usually used for singular nouns.

Option B is incorrect because 'whom' is used when the speaker is the object of the verb, which is not true in this case.

Option D is incorrect because 'which' is usually used for persons, or things.