Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) More than one window in the staff room were broken in last night’s storm.
(B) Plenty of seats were empty at the morning show of the new film.
(C) The furniture in the new classrooms are made of steel.
(D) The Swiss make some of the finest watches in the world.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (D) only
(A) More than one window in the staff room were broken in last night’s storm. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “More than one window ... were broken”.
- “More than one” is followed by a singular noun, “window”.
- So it takes a singular verb.
- Correct form: More than one window in the staff room was broken in last night’s storm.
(B) Plenty of seats were empty at the morning show of the new film. — Correct.
- After “plenty of”, the verb agrees with the noun that follows.
- “Seats” is plural, so “were” is right.
(C) The furniture in the new classrooms are made of steel. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “The furniture ... are made”.
- “Furniture” cannot be counted, so it always takes a singular verb.
- “In the new classrooms” does not change the subject.
- Correct form: The furniture in the new classrooms is made of steel.
(D) The Swiss make some of the finest watches in the world. — Correct.
- “The Swiss” means the people of Switzerland.
- So it is plural and takes “make”.