Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The candle was flickering near the curtains, so Amma blew it out at once.
A phrasal verb with a pronoun object:
- A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
- When the object is a pronoun such as “it” or “them”, it goes between the verb and the small word.
- Here the sentence says blew it out, not “blew out it”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Riya plays beautifully the sitar at every family function. — Incorrect. The option says “plays beautifully the sitar”. A word like “beautifully” does not come between a verb and its object.
Corrected: Riya plays the sitar beautifully at every family function.
Option 3: Little did Shreya knew that the maths test had been moved to Monday. — Incorrect. The option says “Little did Shreya knew”. After “Little did”, the verb takes its base form.
Corrected: Little did Shreya know that the maths test had been moved to Monday.
Option 4: I cannot decide whether to wear the blue kurta nor the green one. — Incorrect. The option says “whether ... nor”. “Whether” pairs with “or”, not “nor”.
Corrected: I cannot decide whether to wear the blue kurta or the green one.