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.

This is the lady about that I told you, when we were standing at the platform waiting for the friend who was coming from his village.

  1. This is the lady about that I told you, when we were standing at the platform waiting for a friend

  2. This is the lady about that I told you, while we were standing at the platform waiting for the friend

  3. This is the lady that I told you about, while we were standing at the platform waiting for the friend

  4. This is the lady that I told you about, when we were standing at the platform waiting for the friend

  5. No improvement required
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Here, the use of 'about' after 'you' rectifies the error of its use before 'that'. When 'that' is used as a conjunction, no preposition is used before it. The preposition is used in the end of the sentence or clause.

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