Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) The jewellery in the old bank locker ______ stolen last month. | (I) does |
| (B) My father and my uncle ______ not eat onions during Navratri. | (II) were |
| (C) Mathematics ______ not scare Kabir any more. | (III) was |
| (D) The twins, as well as their mother, ______ down with fever last week. | (IV) do |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The jewellery in the old bank locker was stolen last month. | (III) was | The jewellery is the subject. “Jewellery” cannot be counted, so it takes a singular verb. “Last month” shows the past. |
| (B) My father and my uncle do not eat onions during Navratri. | (IV) do | My father and my uncle is the subject. Two people joined by “and” make a plural subject, so the verb is plural. |
| (C) Mathematics does not scare Kabir any more. | (I) does | Mathematics is the subject. It ends in -s, but it is the name of one school subject, so the verb is singular. |
| (D) The twins, as well as their mother, were down with fever last week. | (II) were | The twins is the subject. A phrase with “as well as” does not change it, so the verb agrees with the plural “twins”. “Last week” shows the past. |