Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) One of my classmates ______ broken his wrist in the football match. | (I) is |
| (B) The kitchen tongs ______ hanging on the hook near the stove. | (II) have |
| (C) Three Men in a Boat ______ the funniest book in our school library. | (III) has |
| (D) Both Rehana and her brother ______ won prizes at the science fair. | (IV) are |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) One of my classmates has broken his wrist in the football match. | (III) has | One is the subject, not “classmates”. “One of” + a plural noun takes a singular verb. |
| (B) The kitchen tongs are hanging on the hook near the stove. | (IV) are | Tongs is the subject. It names one tool with two arms, and such words always take a plural verb. |
| (C) Three Men in a Boat is the funniest book in our school library. | (I) is | Three Men in a Boat is the subject. It is the title of one book, so the verb is singular. |
| (D) Both Rehana and her brother have won prizes at the science fair. | (II) have | Rehana and her brother is the subject. Two people joined by “both ... and” make a plural subject, so the verb is plural. |