Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
There was no one left in the world whom they could call _______.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. theirs.
Context: The sentence talks about something belonging to them. The blank must show possession correctly.
Meaning of the words:
• there's – contraction of “there is”
• their's – incorrect form of “theirs”
• their – possessive adjective used before a noun
• theirs – possessive pronoun used without a noun
Correct word: theirs
Reason: Since the sentence does not mention a noun after the blank, we need a possessive pronoun. Theirs is correct, while the other options are either grammatically wrong or incomplete.
Final Sentence:
There was no one left in the world whom they could call theirs.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.