Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence.
This is the boy who he stole the purse.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The original sentence, "This is the boy who he stole the purse," is grammatically incorrect due to redundancy. In a relative clause the relative pronoun "who" already serves as the subject. Adding the pronoun "he" immediately after it creates a double subject, which is unnecessary.
The most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence is who stole.
Correct sentence: This is the boy who stole the purse.