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 required’. It was him who encouraged I when I was feeling low.Solution
Using the subjective pronoun "he" instead of the objective pronoun "him" is grammatically correct in this context. Additionally, "me" is the correct objective pronoun to use after the verb "encouraged."
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