Question

Which option best combines the sentences at the underlined section?

The discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850 led to a minor secondary gold rush in California. This brought miners into the area and many stayed at the coast after failing to become rich.

• A. The discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850 led to a minor secondary gold rush in California, which brought miners into the area and many stayed at the coast after failing to become rich.
• B. The discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850 led to a minor secondary gold rush in California, which brought miners into the area of whom many stayed at the coast after failing to become rich.
• C. The discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850 led to a minor secondary gold rush in California and this brought miners into the area and many stayed at the coast after failing to become rich.
• D. The discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850 led to a minor secondary gold rush in California, though this brought miners into the area and many stayed at the coast after failing to become rich.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850 led to a minor secondary gold rush in California, which brought miners into the area and many stayed at the coast after failing to become rich.

Since the goal is to form a subordinate adjective clause, a relative pronoun must be used to conjoin the two sentences. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not use a relative pronoun(C ) or use the wrong sequence of words( Option B), or express unnecessary contrast(Option D) hence, incorrect.