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.

The correct answer is- he who encouraged me​.

Key Points​​

• Subjective pronouns (he, she, it) are used as the subject whereas objective pronouns (him, her, itself) are used as the object of the sentence.
• ​The pronouns that connect a clause or phrase to a noun or a pronoun, is called a relative pronoun.
• The most common relative pronouns are:
  • who, whom, whose, which, that.
• Example:
  • We don’t know the person who donated this money.
  • You need to tick the box which says yes.​
• ​We use 'who' in relative clauses to refer to people, and sometimes to pet animals. (refer to the above example)
• ​As per the rule given above, 'he who encouraged me​' will be used in the underlined part of the sentence.​
• The past participle i.e. encouraged of the given verb has been used as the given sentence is in the past tense.
   

​​Correct Sentence: It was he who encouraged me when I was feeling low.

​​​​Additional Information  ​

• ​​We use 'which' in relative clauses to refer to animals and things.
• Example:
  • You need to tick the box which says yes.