Read the given sentences carefully and choose the grammatically correct options:
(A) The radio was too loud, so Dadu turned down it.
(B) Hearing the doorbell, Amma rushed to the door.
(C) Dr Sen, our family doctor, has opened a free clinic in the village.
(D) Having the bus broken down, the passengers walked to the next village.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B) and (C) only
(A) The radio was too loud, so Dadu turned down it. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “turned down it”.
- When the object of a phrasal verb is a pronoun, it goes between the verb and the small word.
- Correct form: The radio was too loud, so Dadu turned it down.
(B) Hearing the doorbell, Amma rushed to the door. — Correct.
- The -ing phrase “Hearing the doorbell” joins the two actions.
- Amma is the one who hears the bell, and she is the subject of the main part.
(C) Dr Sen, our family doctor, has opened a free clinic in the village. — Correct.
- “Our family doctor” is another name for Dr Sen.
- It stands next to the name, between two commas, and the verb “has opened” follows.
(D) Having the bus broken down, the passengers walked to the next village. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Having the bus broken down”.
- The bus has its own action here, so the phrase starts with its subject: “The bus having broken down”.
- Correct form: The bus having broken down, the passengers walked to the next village.