Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) When he was young, billiards ______ my grandfather’s favourite game. | (I) was |
| (B) My new pyjamas ______ not fit me at all. | (II) were |
| (C) The two puppies that ______ found near our gate last week now live with my aunt. | (III) does |
| (D) Our residents’ welfare committee ______ its best to keep the park clean. | (IV) do |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) When he was young, billiards was my grandfather’s favourite game. | (I) was | Billiards is the subject. It is the name of one game, so it takes a singular verb even though it ends in -s. |
| (B) My new pyjamas do not fit me at all. | (IV) do | Pyjamas is the subject. It names one thing with two legs, like trousers, and always takes a plural verb. |
| (C) The two puppies that were found near our gate last week now live with my aunt. | (II) were | The two puppies is the subject. “That” stands for the puppies, so the verb after it is plural. |
| (D) Our residents’ welfare committee does its best to keep the park clean. | (III) does | The committee is the subject. “Its” shows it acts as one group, so the verb is singular. |