Choose the sentences which are grammatically correct:
(A) Kabir’s and Tara’s bicycles were parked side by side near the school gate.
(B) The doctor suggested me to rest for a week after the fever.
(C) My elder brother is three years older than our cousin Nikhil.
(D) Our class monitor is capable to win the debate on her own.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Kabir’s and Tara’s bicycles were parked side by side near the school gate. — Correct.
- When two people own separate things, each name takes ’s.
- Kabir and Tara each have a bicycle, so “Kabir’s and Tara’s bicycles” is right.
(B) The doctor suggested me to rest for a week after the fever. — Incorrect.
- “Suggest” is not followed by a person + “to” + verb.
- It takes a that-clause instead, such as “that I rest” or “that I should rest”.
- Correct form: The doctor suggested that I rest for a week after the fever.
(C) My elder brother is three years older than our cousin Nikhil. — Correct.
- “Elder” is used before a noun for members of a family.
- “Older” is used with “than” to compare ages, so both words are right here.
(D) Our class monitor is capable to win the debate on her own. — Incorrect.
- “Capable” is followed by “of” + the -ing form of the verb.
- Correct form: Our class monitor is capable of winning the debate on her own.