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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

The burglar used the ladder who lied on the courtyard.

Option 1: which was lying in the

Option 2: No substitution

Option 3: who is lying against the

Option 4: that was laid at a


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Correct Answer: which was lying in the


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation: In the sentence, who is incorrectly used. Who refers to people, not objects. Which is the correct relative pronoun for objects like a ladder. Also, lied is a past tense form of "lie" in the sense of telling an untruth, which is incorrect here.

The correct form of the verb is lying when referring to something being in a position or place in the past.

Therefore, the corrected sentence is: "The burglar used the ladder which was lying in the courtyard."

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