Which of the following statements are grammatically correct?
A. When it came to human relationships things can get murky.
B. Our difference background, belief and personal philosophy mean there often aren't one size fits all solutions.
C. Personally motivated advice is usually pretty easy to spot.
D. Parents may encourage a certain path because they believe it brings more prestige.
E. Friends often help us to choose the right path.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C, D and E
A. When it came to human relationships things can get murky. — Incorrect.
- The tenses clash: past "came" with present "can get".
- Correct form: When it comes to human relationships things can get murky.
B. Our difference background, belief and personal philosophy mean there often aren't one size fits all solutions. — Incorrect.
- A noun is described by an adjective, so the noun "difference" must be "different".
- And since each of us has a different one, the nouns should be plural: "Our different backgrounds, beliefs and personal philosophies".
- "One-size-fits-all", used before a noun, is also written with hyphens.
- Correct form: Our different backgrounds, beliefs and personal philosophies mean there often aren't one-size-fits-all solutions.
C. Personally motivated advice is usually pretty easy to spot. — Correct.
- The uncountable noun "advice" takes "is", and the adverb "personally" rightly describes the adjective "motivated".
D. Parents may encourage a certain path because they believe it brings more prestige. — Correct.
- Modal + base form "may encourage", the clause agrees: "it brings".
E. Friends often help us to choose the right path. — Correct.
- "Help + object + (to) verb" is standard: help us (to) choose.