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Question 120

Choose the standard possessive relative for a thing: The bicycle ___ was recalled belongs to Sam.

  1. which brakes failed
  2. that brakes failed
  3. whose brakes failedCorrect answer
  4. who brakes failed

Explanation

Whose marks the relationship between the bicycle and its brakes, and standard English permits whose with things as well as people. Which and that alone cannot perform the possessive role before brakes, while who mismatches the inanimate antecedent.

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