Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) Under no circumstances the lab assistant will allow students to touch the acid bottles.
(B) Arnav rode slowly through the puddles so as not to splash the people at the bus stop.
(C) Not once did Dadaji miss his morning walk all winter.
(D) Grew in our backyard, these tomatoes are sweeter than the ones from the market.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (C) only
(A) Under no circumstances the lab assistant will allow students to touch the acid bottles. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Under no circumstances the lab assistant will allow”.
- When a sentence starts with “Under no circumstances”, the helping verb comes before the subject.
- Correct form: Under no circumstances will the lab assistant allow students to touch the acid bottles.
(B) Arnav rode slowly through the puddles so as not to splash the people at the bus stop. — Correct.
- “So as not to” + plain verb gives a purpose in the negative: so as not to splash.
(C) Not once did Dadaji miss his morning walk all winter. — Correct.
- When a sentence starts with “Not once”, the helping verb comes before the subject: Not once did Dadaji miss.
- The verb after “did” is the plain form “miss”.
(D) Grew in our backyard, these tomatoes are sweeter than the ones from the market. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Grew in our backyard”.
- An opening phrase like this cannot take the past form “grew”. The tomatoes were grown by us, so it takes the past participle (V3) “grown”.
- Correct form: Grown in our backyard, these tomatoes are sweeter than the ones from the market.