Directions: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Nobody will believe ______ you have just said.

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

SSC Matric Level Previous Paper (Held on: 14 Nov 2020 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'what'.

Key Points

The given sentence is talking about something unbelievable said by the author.
'What' means the thing or things that used in specifying something.
- Example: We soon believe what we desire.
Therefore, the most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is the pronoun 'what'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Complete Sentence: Nobody will believe what you have just said.

Mistake Points

While the words "that" and "what" may seem to fill an identical role, they are very different.
The word "that" should be used to introduce clauses, whereas "what" should be used when it is the object of the clause we will introduce.

Additional Information

Let us explore the other options:
- That is a pronoun used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them.
- Who is a pronoun used to introduce a clause giving further information about a person or people previously mentioned.
- Which is a pronoun used referring to something previously mentioned when introducing a clause giving further information.