Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) The number of visitors at the zoo goes up every summer.
(B) Pooja avoided to eat street food during her exams.
(C) The fees of this school are lower than those of the school near the station.
(D) We enjoyed ourselves at the Onam fair last weekend.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) The number of visitors at the zoo goes up every summer. — Correct.
- “The number of” takes a singular verb, because the subject is “number”.
- So “goes” is right.
(B) Pooja avoided to eat street food during her exams. — Incorrect.
- “Avoid” is followed by the -ing form of a verb, not by “to” + verb.
- Correct form: Pooja avoided eating street food during her exams.
(C) The fees of this school are lower than those of the school near the station. — Correct.
- Two things compared must be of the same kind.
- “Those” stands for “the fees”, so fees are compared with fees.
(D) We enjoyed ourselves at the Onam fair last weekend. — Correct.
- “Enjoyed ourselves” means “had a good time”.
- Here the object is “ourselves”, so the sentence is right.