Sentence Correction: Pronoun Case
CAT 1999 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Easy · Verbal Ability
This is an easy Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 1999 Slot 1 paper. It tests Verbal Ability. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Choose the best alternative among the four.
<u>It was us who had left before he arrived.</u>
- A.
we who had left before time he had arrived.
- B.
us who had went before he arrived.
- C.
us who had went before had arrived.
- D.
we who had left before he arrived.
D
Explanation
The subject pronoun 'we' should follow 'it was' (nominative predicate), hence 'we who had left before he arrived' is correct.
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