Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) Between you and I, the new canteen samosas are smaller than the old ones.
(B) My handwriting is very different from my twin brother’s.
(C) The guard asked us to wait outside the bank until the manager did not come back from lunch.
(D) My cousin has been learning Bharatanatyam for four years, and now she performs at temple festivals.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) and (D) only
(A) Between you and I, the new canteen samosas are smaller than the old ones. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Between you and I”.
- “Between” is a preposition, so the pronouns after it take the object form: “you and me”.
- Correct form: Between you and me, the new canteen samosas are smaller than the old ones.
(B) My handwriting is very different from my twin brother’s. — Correct.
- “Different” is followed by “from”.
- “My twin brother’s” means my twin brother’s handwriting, so handwriting is compared with handwriting.
(C) The guard asked us to wait outside the bank until the manager did not come back from lunch. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “until the manager did not come back”.
- “Until” means “up to the time when”, so the part after it does not take “not”.
- Correct form: The guard asked us to wait outside the bank until the manager came back from lunch.
(D) My cousin has been learning Bharatanatyam for four years, and now she performs at temple festivals. — Correct.
- “Has been learning” + “for four years” shows an action that began in the past and is still going on.