Direction: Fill in the blanks with suitable word(s). What is important for us now is not __________ happened, but __________ caused all this.
Question and options
Direction: Fill in the blanks with suitable word(s).
What is important for us now is not __________ happened, but __________ caused all this.
- what / who
- why / what
- where / whom
- how / where
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - what / who
Both blanks need a word that can be the subject of the verb that follows (“happened”, “caused”): “not what happened, but who caused all this” contrasts the event with the person responsible. “Why”, “where”, “how” and “whom” cannot act as the subject of a verb, so the other pairs leave at least one clause without a subject.
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