Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined part of the sentence below may have some errors. Five options are given below the sentence. Choose the option that improves the sentence. If the sentence has no error, choose option 5 as your answer.

Yesterday he beat an old man that is really a shame for an educated man like him.

  1. that is really a shame for an educated man as him

  2. that is a shame really for an educated man like him

  3. which is really a shame for an educated man like him

  4. which is really a shame for an educated man as him

  5. No improvement required
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'which' rectifies the error of using 'that'. In such sentences, 'which' is used for the whole clause. Here, 'which' is used fo the whole clause 'yesterday he beat an old man'; 'that' cannot be used in this way.

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