Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Neha could not cope with the stress of two exams on the same day.
“Cope” is followed by “with”:
- To cope with something means to deal with a hard situation.
- Many students write “cope up with”, but there is no “up” in this phrase.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The teacher asked us to discuss about the poem in small groups. — Incorrect. “Discuss” takes its object directly. It is not followed by “about”.
Corrected: The teacher asked us to discuss the poem in small groups.
Option 2: Despite of the heavy rain, the match began on time. — Incorrect. “Despite” is never followed by “of”. We say “despite” or “in spite of”.
Corrected: Despite the heavy rain, the match began on time.
Option 3: My cousin has been living in Bhopal since five years. — Incorrect. “Since” is used with a point of time, such as “since 2020”. For a length of time, we use “for”.
Corrected: My cousin has been living in Bhopal for five years.