Read the given sentences carefully and choose the grammatically correct options:
(A) The reason the canteen ran out of samosas was because the cook had come late.
(B) Instead of scrolling through reels, Nikhil revised two chapters of history.
(C) Although the queue at the ration shop was very long.
(D) Because of the thick fog, the flight to Lucknow was delayed by three hours.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (D) only
(A) The reason the canteen ran out of samosas was because the cook had come late. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “The reason ... was because”.
- “The reason” already gives the idea of “because”, so it is followed by “that”.
- Correct form: The reason the canteen ran out of samosas was that the cook had come late.
(B) Instead of scrolling through reels, Nikhil revised two chapters of history. — Correct.
- “Instead of” is a preposition, so the verb after it takes the -ing form: “scrolling”.
(C) Although the queue at the ration shop was very long. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence has only an “although” part. There is no main part, so it is not a full sentence.
- Correct form: Although the queue at the ration shop was very long, Amma waited patiently.
(D) Because of the thick fog, the flight to Lucknow was delayed by three hours. — Correct.
- “Because of” is followed by a noun, “the thick fog”, not by a full part with its own verb.