Question

Choose the best alternative to improve the underlined part:
"She gave a beautiful speech, which everyone enjoyed it."

• A. which everyone enjoyed
• B. that everyone enjoyed
• C. whom everyone enjoyed
• D. who everyone enjoyed

Hint:

Tip: Avoid redundant pronouns in relative clauses.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The sentence under review is: "She gave a beautiful speech, which everyone enjoyed it." The part of the sentence needing improvement is underlined as: which everyone enjoyed it. We aim to optimize this sentence by selecting the best alternative from the provided options.

To resolve this, let's analyze the grammatical issue. The sentence uses a nonrestrictive relative clause, yet the inclusion of "it" creates a redundancy issue because the relative pronoun "which" already refers to speech, making "it" unnecessary.

We need an alternative that effectively links the main clause and the relative clause without redundancy. Out of the available options:

1. which everyone enjoyed
2. that everyone enjoyed
3. whom everyone enjoyed
4. who everyone enjoyed

Explanation of the options:

• which everyone enjoyed: The pronoun "which" is correct but should not be followed by "it." Since it's a relative pronoun, "it" is unnecessary. However, restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses rules suggest "that" for essential information.
• that everyone enjoyed: Corrects both the pronoun issue and redundancy by ensuring the clause directly modifies "speech" without additional pronouns.
• whom everyone enjoyed: "Whom" is used for people, not inanimate objects like "speech."
• who everyone enjoyed: "Who" is also used with people, not objects.

Therefore, the most suitable choice based on grammatical correctness is: that everyone enjoyed. The improved sentence is: She gave a beautiful speech, that everyone enjoyed.

Answer 2

Step 1: Identify error 
The clause “which everyone enjoyed it” is incorrect because “which” and “it” are redundant.

Step 2: Use correct relative pronoun 
“That” is preferred for restrictive clauses.

Step 3: Remove redundant pronoun 
Correct phrase: “that everyone enjoyed”