Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) Hardly had Grandfather switched on the radio when the cricket commentary began.
(B) Neither the cook or the waiter knew who had broken the glass jug.
(C) Keep the medicines on the top shelf lest the children should not reach them.
(D) We have lived in this colony since my father joined the railways.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (D) only
(A) Hardly had Grandfather switched on the radio when the cricket commentary began. — Correct.
- “Hardly” goes with “when”.
- When a sentence begins with “Hardly”, the helping verb comes before the subject: “had Grandfather switched”.
(B) Neither the cook or the waiter knew who had broken the glass jug. — Incorrect.
- “Neither” goes with “nor”, not with “or”.
- Correct form: Neither the cook nor the waiter knew who had broken the glass jug.
(C) Keep the medicines on the top shelf lest the children should not reach them. — Incorrect.
- “Lest” already means “so that ... not”, so no second “not” is added after it.
- Correct form: Keep the medicines on the top shelf lest the children should reach them.
(D) We have lived in this colony since my father joined the railways. — Correct.
- “Since” gives the point of time in the past when something began.
- The main part uses “have lived”, which goes with “since”.