Choose the grammatically correct sentences:
(A) The bus had scarcely left the depot when its front tyre burst.
(B) I will text you once I will reach the hostel tonight.
(C) Your fever has not gone down, so I would rather you stayed at home today.
(D) It has been three years since we have moved to Nagpur.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only
(A) The bus had scarcely left the depot when its front tyre burst. — Correct.
- With “scarcely ... when”, the first action takes the past perfect: had + past participle (V3).
- The action that came right after it takes the simple past.
(B) I will text you once I will reach the hostel tonight. — Incorrect.
- A time part that begins with “once” takes the simple present for a future action.
- “Will” stays only in the main part.
- Correct form: I will text you once I reach the hostel tonight.
(C) Your fever has not gone down, so I would rather you stayed at home today. — Correct.
- “Would rather” + another person + the past form of the verb shows what the speaker wants that person to do now or soon.
(D) It has been three years since we have moved to Nagpur. — Incorrect.
- The part after “since” names the point in the past when something began, so it takes the simple past “moved”, not “have moved”.
- Correct form: It has been three years since we moved to Nagpur.