Choose the correct option from the words given below:
__________ child has to bring Rs. 500/- for the trip.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Each
Complete sentence: Each child has to bring Rs. 500/- for the trip. "Child" is singular and the verb is "has", so the blank needs a word that goes with a singular noun. Each child has to bring Rs. 500/- means every single child, counted one by one, must bring the amount.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Several | Several means more than two but not many and takes a plural noun and verb (several children have). It cannot go with "child has". | – |
| (2) Each (answer) | Each refers to the members of a group one by one, taken separately. It takes a singular countable noun and a singular verb: each child has. | Each player gets a medal at the end of the match. |
| (3) Both | Both refers to two persons or things together and needs a plural noun (both children). "Both child" is wrong. | – |
| (4) All | All with a countable noun needs the plural: "All children have to bring". "All child has" is wrong. | – |