Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) The old bookseller near Kashmere Gate is known to most college students in the area.
(B) My younger brother is now so tall as our father.
(C) Kavya has won the debate prize at the district meet last Saturday.
(D) Having grown up in Shillong, Nikhil is used to walking up steep roads.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (D) only
(A) The old bookseller near Kashmere Gate is known to most college students in the area. — Correct.
- “Known to” means “familiar to”: most college students in the area know him.
(B) My younger brother is now so tall as our father. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “so tall as”.
- In a positive sentence, two equal things are compared with “as ... as”.
- Correct form: My younger brother is now as tall as our father.
(C) Kavya has won the debate prize at the district meet last Saturday. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “has won ... last Saturday”.
- “Last Saturday” is a finished past time, so it takes the simple past, not the present perfect.
- Correct form: Kavya won the debate prize at the district meet last Saturday.
(D) Having grown up in Shillong, Nikhil is used to walking up steep roads. — Correct.
- “Is used to” means “is in the habit of”, and it is followed by the -ing form: “is used to walking”.