Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Gulliver’s Travels ______ the first English novel that I read on my own, back in Class 6. | (I) were |
| (B) The cattle ______ moved to higher ground before the river flooded the village last August. | (II) does |
| (C) Not only her brothers but also Nisha ______ her homework at the kitchen table every evening. | (III) was |
| (D) I ______ not remember where I left the key to my hostel cupboard. | (IV) do |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Gulliver’s Travels was the first English novel that I read on my own, back in Class 6. | (III) was | Gulliver’s Travels is the title of one book, so it takes a singular verb. “Back in Class 6” shows the past. |
| (B) The cattle were moved to higher ground before the river flooded the village last August. | (I) were | Cattle is always plural. “Last August” shows the past. |
| (C) Not only her brothers but also Nisha does her homework at the kitchen table every evening. | (II) does | With “not only ... but also”, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, Nisha. She is one person, so the verb is singular. |
| (D) I do not remember where I left the key to my hostel cupboard. | (IV) do | The subject is I. “I” takes “do”, never “does”. |