Given below are four sentences. Choose the one which is grammatically correct:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The doctor told Nani to take this tablet every eight hours.
Every with a number:
- “Every” usually goes with a singular noun. But with a number, it tells how often something happens.
- “Every eight hours” means once in each period of eight hours. So it is correct, even though “hours” is plural.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Every of the players got a medal after the final. — Incorrect. “Every” cannot be followed by “of”. Before “of the” + plural noun, we use “each”.
Corrected: Each of the players got a medal after the final.
Option 3: Every students must carry an admit card into the exam hall. — Incorrect. “Every” goes with a singular noun, but “students” is plural.
Corrected: Every student must carry an admit card into the exam hall.
Option 4: Megha has two uncles, and every uncle lives in Pune. — Incorrect. Megha has only two uncles. “Every” is never used for two, so we use “each”.
Corrected: Megha has two uncles, and each uncle lives in Pune.