Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) Beside the temple gate sit two old flower sellers.
(B) Either of these two lanes lead to the old fort.
(C) The information on the railway enquiry board is out of date.
(D) The people in our housing society has decided to put up solar panels.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Beside the temple gate sit two old flower sellers. — Correct.
- The subject “two old flower sellers” comes after the verb. It is plural, so “sit” is right.
(B) Either of these two lanes lead to the old fort. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Either of these two lanes lead”.
- “Either of” means one of the two, so it takes a singular verb.
- Correct form: Either of these two lanes leads to the old fort.
(C) The information on the railway enquiry board is out of date. — Correct.
- “Information” cannot be counted, so it always takes a singular verb.
(D) The people in our housing society has decided to put up solar panels. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “The people ... has decided”.
- “People” is always plural, so it takes a plural verb.
- Correct form: The people in our housing society have decided to put up solar panels.