Read the given sentences carefully and choose the grammatically correct options:
(A) Grandfather wakes up at five to water the tulsi plant before the sun gets hot.
(B) For most office-goers, travelling by metro is quicker than to take an auto in the evening.
(C) The new hostel room is big enough to hold three beds and a study table.
(D) The class monitor said that she had interesting something to tell us after the bell.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Grandfather wakes up at five to water the tulsi plant before the sun gets hot. — Correct.
- The part “to water the tulsi plant” is “to” + verb. It gives the purpose of waking up at five.
(B) For most office-goers, travelling by metro is quicker than to take an auto in the evening. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “travelling ... than to take”.
- Two things compared with “than” must be in the same form. “Travelling” is an -ing form, so the second must be “taking”.
- Correct form: For most office-goers, travelling by metro is quicker than taking an auto in the evening.
(C) The new hostel room is big enough to hold three beds and a study table. — Correct.
- “Enough” comes after the adjective “big”.
- It is followed by “to” + verb: “big enough to hold”.
(D) The class monitor said that she had interesting something to tell us after the bell. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “interesting something”.
- With words like “something”, “anything” and “nothing”, the adjective comes after the word.
- Correct form: The class monitor said that she had something interesting to tell us after the bell.