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In the following sentence four words/phrases have been underlined. One of them is incorrect. Choose the incorrect word/phrase from the given options. Traffic policemen often stand in shade after a red light to stop and fine the motorists or motorcyclists which jump the red light.

In the following sentence four words/phrases have been underlined. One of them is incorrect. Choose the incorrect word/phrase from the given options. Traffic policemen often stand in shade after a red light to stop and fine the motorists or motorcyclists which jump the red light. Correct Answer which jump

The correct answer is 'which jump', i.e. the error lies in this phrase.

Key Points

  • The error lies in the incorrect usage of the relative pronoun 'which'.
  • 'Which' needs to be replaced with 'who'.
  • The pronoun 'which' is used to refer to things such as inanimate objects, whereas the pronoun 'who' is used to refer to people or sometimes animals.
  • Therefore, 'who' will be used in place of 'which' in the sentence.

The correct sentence is: Traffic policemen often stand in shade after a red light to stop and fine the motorists or motorcyclists who jump the red light.

Additional Information

  • Pronoun: Pronouns are words that can substitute a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence.
  • Types of pronouns:
    • Indefinite pronoun: They are used to refer to one or more unspecified objects, beings, or places, such as someone, anybody, nothing. These are 'somebody', 'anybody', 'whichever', 'whoever', etc.
    • Personal pronoun: Personal pronouns are always specific and are often used to replace a proper noun (someone’s name) or a collective group of people or things. These are 'you', 'they', etc.
    • Reflexive pronouns: They are preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which they refer, and ending in –self or –selves. Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the subject or clause of a sentence. These are 'Myself', 'Yourself',etc.
    • Demonstrative pronoun: They are used to point to something specific within a sentence. There are only four demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, those.
    • Possessive pronouns: They are used to designate possession or ownership. Examples include: mine, its, hers, his, yours, ours, theirs, whose. 
    • Relative pronouns: They are the words which refer to nouns mentioned previously, acting to introduce an adjective (relative) clause. They will usually appear after a noun to help clarify the sentence or give extra information.
    • Interrogative Pronouns: They are used to introduce a question. Examples include: who, whom, whose, what, which.

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