Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) Neither the tailor nor his assistants has finished my blouse yet.
(B) The blind are taught to read Braille at the new school near our park.
(C) Such was the noise of the firecrackers that the baby could not sleep.
(D) My new cricket shorts are a size too big for me.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) Neither the tailor nor his assistants has finished my blouse yet. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Neither the tailor nor his assistants has finished”.
- With “neither ... nor”, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. Here that is “his assistants”, which is plural.
- Correct form: Neither the tailor nor his assistants have finished my blouse yet.
(B) The blind are taught to read Braille at the new school near our park. — Correct.
- “The blind” means blind people. “The” + such an adjective stands for a group of people, so it takes a plural verb.
(C) Such was the noise of the firecrackers that the baby could not sleep. — Correct.
- The subject “the noise” comes after the verb. It is singular, so “was” is right. “Of the firecrackers” does not change the subject.
(D) My new cricket shorts are a size too big for me. — Correct.
- “Shorts” names one thing with two legs, like “trousers”. Such words always take a plural verb.