Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
It was her who first saw the criminal.
A.she✓ Correct
B.hers
C.them
D.him
Explanation
After 'It was', English grammar requires a subject pronoun in the cleft sentence construction, so 'she' is correct. 'Her' (as a subject) and 'hers' (possessive) are both incorrect in this position.
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