Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) Five hundred rupees are too little for a week’s vegetables for a family of six.
(B) Several farmers in our village availed themselves of the new crop loan scheme.
(C) From the hostel terrace in Almora, we can see Himalayas glowing pink at sunrise.
(D) Not only did the storm flood our lane, but it also knocked down the old neem tree.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B) and (D) only
(A) Five hundred rupees are too little for a week’s vegetables for a family of six. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Five hundred rupees are”.
- An amount of money thought of as one sum takes a singular verb.
- Correct form: Five hundred rupees is too little for a week’s vegetables for a family of six.
(B) Several farmers in our village availed themselves of the new crop loan scheme. — Correct.
- In the meaning “make use of”, the verb takes a word like “themselves” and then “of”: avail oneself of.
- So “availed themselves of the new crop loan scheme” is right.
(C) From the hostel terrace in Almora, we can see Himalayas glowing pink at sunrise. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “see Himalayas”.
- Names of mountain ranges take “the” before them.
- Correct form: From the hostel terrace in Almora, we can see the Himalayas glowing pink at sunrise.
(D) Not only did the storm flood our lane, but it also knocked down the old neem tree. — Correct.
- When “Not only” begins a sentence, the helping verb comes before the subject.
- So “did the storm flood” is the right order.