Question

Identify the best way of writing the sentence: Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorized act.

• A. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorized act.
• B. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those who maintain that it was an unauthorized act.
• C. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it had been an unauthorized act.
• D. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorized act.

Hint:

After prepositions like "from," always use the objective case ("those," "them"), not the subject case ("they").

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Spot the error. The phrase "from they who maintain" in option (a) is grammatically wrong. "They" cannot function as the object of the preposition "from." Step 2: Analyze options. - (a) Wrong → "they who" is incorrect. - (b) Correct → "those who" is the proper usage. - (c) Wrong → "they who" again is incorrect, and "had been" unnecessarily changes the tense. - (d) Acceptable → "those maintaining" is grammatically fine, but less formal and less precise than (b). Step 3: Final correction. The best and most standard version is option (b). \[ \boxed{\text{Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those who maintain …}} \]