Out of the options given below, choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Each scooter and each car entering the campus need a parking sticker.
“Each” before two nouns joined by “and” takes a singular verb:
- The given sentence says “Each scooter and each car ... need”.
- When “each” or “every” comes before nouns joined by “and”, we think of them one at a time. So the verb must be singular: “needs”.
- Corrected: Each scooter and each car entering the campus needs a parking sticker.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Whether we go to the fair on Sunday depends on the weather. This sentence is correct. The subject is the whole clause “Whether we go to the fair on Sunday”. It is one idea, so it takes the singular verb “depends”.
Option 3: Ravi is one of those bowlers who never give up. This sentence is correct. “Who” stands for “those bowlers”, which is plural. So “give” is right.
Option 4: A packet of biscuits was left open on the kitchen counter. This sentence is correct. The subject is “a packet”, not “biscuits”. It is singular, so “was” is right.