Five people which ignored an evacuation order were trapped in a mountain region encircled ...........

English Language (IBPS RRB PO) Sentence Improvement

Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentence is underlined. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer.

Five people which ignored an evacuation order were trapped in a mountain region encircled by a wildfire.

who ignored an

those ignoring an

who ignores a

that ignored a

No correction required

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Explanation:

Explaination
As the noun 'people' implies that the subject is not a non-living object, the use of the relative pronoun 'which' is erroneous and hence must be replaced with 'who' to make it a grammatically correct sentence.

Hence, the option A is correct.