Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Suresh’s dog is the one … was hurt in the stampede.
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GATE CSE 2012 · Q60
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Verbal AptitudeIn restrictive relative clauses referring to an animal, both "that" and "which" (and sometimes "who" when pets are personalized) can be considered acceptable depending on standard vs. colloquial grammatical conventions. Because of ambiguity regarding restrictive relative pronoun selection for domestic animals, full marks were awarded to all candidates in the official answer key.
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Consider the relative pronouns used for animals in restrictive relative clauses.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q60 of the GATE CSE 2012 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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