Select the correct option:
She arrived at the interview ten minutes early, ______________ showed professionalism.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. which.
Context: The second part of the sentence gives extra information about the whole first clause.
Concept: We use which to refer to the entire previous clause and to add extra information.
Sentence: She arrived at the interview ten minutes early, which showed professionalism.
Meaning of the options:
- what: Used for questions or unknown things, not correct here.
- which: Refers to the whole previous idea, correct usage.
- that: Not used after a comma to refer to a whole clause.
- this: Demonstrative pronoun, does not fit grammatically here.
Correct word: which
Hence, the chosen option is correct.