Was confused between B and C.
Chose B over C because among people in my country looks better than among my people in country.
Please correct if the thought is wrong.

I concur with donjuan. Could you check your OA again?

I checked the answer and noticed that it is "B". I corrected the answer today.

Hi papahiroshi,

Thank you for your question. Let's go through each answer and look for obvious problems, then narrow it down to hopefully only 1-2 options!

In the original sentence, the word "telling" is a problem - it suggests that the legend itself is telling people things, which doesn't make sense. So let's rule out answers A & D because they both have this problem.

Now that we've narrowed it down to answers B, C, & E, let's make sure each answer makes logical sense:

b) told among the people in my country about a man who lived

This sentence is CORRECT because it's clear who is telling the legend, and uses the proper "who" when talking about a person.

c) that’s told among my people in the country of a man living

This sentence is close, but the phrase "of my people in the country" is an issues. "In the country" is meant for people who live in rural areas, not for people of an entire nation. It also uses "living" instead of "lived" when discussing someone who was alive during the 17th century. Because of these problems, it's an INCORRECT answer.

e) told of my people in my country that a man living

The problem with E is the phrase "of my people." The legend isn't about all the people from that country - it's about one man who lived there a long time ago. This is another INCORRECT answer.
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