Find out the grammatically correct sentence:-
A. He is reading a plays of Shakespeare.
B. He is reading the plays of Shakespeare.
C. He reading the plays of Shakespeare.
D. He is reading much plays of Shakespeare.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B only
(A) He is reading a plays of Shakespeare. — Incorrect.
- The article a goes only with a singular noun.
- "Plays" is plural.
- Correct form: He is reading a play of Shakespeare.
(B) He is reading the plays of Shakespeare. — Correct.
- The fits plays made particular by "of Shakespeare", and "is reading" is a complete present continuous verb.
(C) He reading the plays of Shakespeare. — Incorrect.
- The helping verb is is missing.
- "Reading" alone cannot be the verb.
- Correct form: He is reading the plays of Shakespeare.
(D) He is reading much plays of Shakespeare. — Incorrect.
- Much goes with uncountable nouns.
- A plural countable noun takes "many".
- Correct form: He is reading many plays of Shakespeare.