Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) The auto driver was too sleepy to drive back to Agra that night.
(B) The power went off at nine, we finished our homework by candlelight.
(C) My father reads always the sports page first.
(D) The bakery did not open until the owner came back from the temple.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (D) only
(A) The auto driver was too sleepy to drive back to Agra that night. — Correct.
- “Too + adjective + to + verb” means so much that something cannot happen.
- “Too sleepy to drive” already means he could not drive, so no “not” is needed.
(B) The power went off at nine, we finished our homework by candlelight. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence joins two full sentences with only a comma.
- A comma alone cannot join two full sentences. A joining word such as “so” is needed.
- Correct form: The power went off at nine, so we finished our homework by candlelight.
(C) My father reads always the sports page first. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “reads always”.
- A word like “always” comes before the main verb.
- Correct form: My father always reads the sports page first.
(D) The bakery did not open until the owner came back from the temple. — Correct.
- “Open” here is an action that happens at one moment.
- With such a verb, “not ... until” shows the time when the action finally happened.