"From where are they bringing their books?" The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are: _______ bringing _______ books from _______ A. They; their; them B. They're; their; there C. There; them; their D. Their; they're; them

GATE 2018 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · easy

Answer: B. They're; their; there

  1. Determine the grammatical role of each blank: Blank 1 needs a subject + auxiliary for '_____ bringing': 'They're' (= They are) works. Blank 2 needs a possessive before 'books': 'their'. Blank 3 needs a place word after 'from': 'there'.
  2. Verify against each option: Option A: 'They bringing their books from them' — 'They' alone cannot be subject of a participle without auxiliary; 'them' as place is wrong. Option B: 'They're bringing their books from there' — grammatically correct. Options C and D: misplace the homophones in roles they cannot fill.