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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 28

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th March 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q28

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The assistant in the library picked up the books from the tables and put ......... back on the shelves.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. them.

  1. As the noun "books" is in the plural form we need to choose a plural pronoun.
  2. The blank space needs an objective case as it is at the place of the object in the given statement.
  3. Now we need to choose a plural objective case pronoun from the option.
  4. The chosen option is the plural object case of a pronoun so it will be correct.

Hence, the chosen option is correct. The correct sentence will be-

 The assistant in the library picked up the books from the tables and put them back on the shelves.