Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) A number of shops in the main market remain shut on Tuesdays.
(B) Nothing in these old cupboards are worth keeping.
(C) The sound of the temple bells wakes me up every morning.
(D) Reading comics late at night are bad for your eyes.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) and (C) only
(A) A number of shops in the main market remain shut on Tuesdays. — Correct.
- “A number of” means “many”, so it takes a plural verb.
(B) Nothing in these old cupboards are worth keeping. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Nothing in these old cupboards are”.
- “Nothing” is the subject, and it is singular. “In these old cupboards” does not change it.
- Correct form: Nothing in these old cupboards is worth keeping.
(C) The sound of the temple bells wakes me up every morning. — Correct.
- The subject is “the sound”, not “bells”. It is singular, so “wakes” is right.
(D) Reading comics late at night are bad for your eyes. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Reading comics late at night are”.
- The subject is the action “reading comics late at night”. One action takes a singular verb.
- Correct form: Reading comics late at night is bad for your eyes.