It was ________ who spearheaded the entire cleanliness drive last Monday.

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A he
B him
C his
D himself

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Answer: A. he

Answer: A) he
Explanation: This is a "Cleft Sentence" structure used to place emphasis (It + be + subject pronoun). Because the pronoun acts as the subject that performs the action ("who spearheaded"), it must remain in the subjective case (he), not the objective case (him).

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It was ________ who spearheaded the entire cleanliness drive last Monday.

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