Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Meera has two elder brothers, and ________ of them play in the school band, one on the drums and the other on the flute.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → both
Complete sentence: Meera has two elder brothers, and both of them play in the school band, one on the drums and the other on the flute. Meera has two brothers, and the verb “play” is plural.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) either | means one of the two, and it takes a singular verb | Either of these lanes goes to the lake. |
| (2) all | used for more than two | Our class has forty students, and all of them passed. |
| (3) neither | means not one and not the other of two | Neither of the shops was open on Sunday. |
| (4) both (answer) | means the two together and takes a plural verb | I have two cousins in Kolkata, and both are doctors. |