In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (506)_______ to a standstill on an autumn day (507)_________ 1994. The culprit for the outage (508)_________ a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (509)________ in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (510)_________ lasted for half an hour, resulted in the NYSE operating system at 85% capacity. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5. (a) which (b) what (c) who (d) whom

Options

A. which
B. what
C. who
D. whom

Answer

A

Explanation

(a) RULE: Relative pronouns are used to tell us more about a person or thing. We Use ‘which’ or ‘That’ when we talk about things (but not people).