Choose the sentences which are grammatically correct :
(A) Every boy was present.
(B) Each of the boys will come.
(C) I requested him to bring me few books.
(D) She is the best and beautiful girl of our village.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (B) only
(A) Every boy was present. — Correct. Every takes a singular noun and a singular verb: "every boy was".
(B) Each of the boys will come. — Correct. Each of is followed by a plural noun ("the boys") but the subject is "each", which is singular; the modal "will come" is right with any subject.
(C) I requested him to bring me few books. — Incorrect.
- A few means some, a small number (a positive idea); few without "a" means hardly any (a negative idea).
- A request to bring books asks for some books, so "a few" is needed.
- Corrected: I requested him to bring me a few books.
(D) She is the best and beautiful girl of our village. — Incorrect.
- When two adjectives joined by "and" describe the same noun, both must be in the same degree of comparison.
- "Best" is superlative, so "beautiful" must also be superlative.
- Corrected: She is the best and most beautiful girl of our village.