Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I know a person who parents live in Milan.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. “whose parents”.
- We need a possessive relative pronoun to connect 'a person' with 'parents' correctly.
- “Whose” is the possessive form of “who”, used when showing possession by a person:
- Example: “This is George, whose brother went to school with me.”
- In the sentence “I know a person whose parents live in Milan,” “whose” correctly indicates that the parents belong to that person.
Why the other options are incorrect:
“whom parents” – “whom” is for objects, not possession; plus, it lacks a possessive structure.
“what parents” – “what” cannot serve as a relative pronoun for people or show possession.
“which parents” – “which” is used for things or animals, not people, and doesn’t indicate possession.