Direction.
In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.
Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them .
which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.
who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it.
who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.
who believe about treasure to be found in them.
Correct Answer :
C. who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.
Option (c) depicts the best way of presenting the underlined part as it is grammatically correct and concise. Option (a) is incorrect as the relative pronoun which is used for a thing and not for people. Option (b) is incorrect as it is not clear that they refers to people or shipwrecks. Also, the emphasis is on the finding of treasure in shipwrecks and not simply on the finding of treasure. Option (d) is incorrect as with the word believe, the use of that is more appropriate than the word about in the given context. Hence, option (c) is the correct option.
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was learning
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telling stories
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still decide
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