Out of the options given below, choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The rest of the mangoes was packed in boxes and sent to Pune.
Subject-verb agreement with “the rest of”:
- The given sentence says “The rest of the mangoes was packed”.
- After “the rest of”, the verb agrees with the noun that follows it. Here that noun is “the mangoes”.
- “Mangoes” is plural, so the verb must be plural: “were packed”.
- Corrected: The rest of the mangoes were packed in boxes and sent to Pune.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Gulliver’s Travels is on our holiday reading list this year. This sentence is correct. Gulliver’s Travels is the title of one book, so it takes the singular verb “is”.
Option 2: A lot of rice is wasted at big wedding feasts. This sentence is correct. After “a lot of”, the verb agrees with “rice”. Rice cannot be counted, so “is” is right.
Option 4: Nobody in our family likes bitter gourd. This sentence is correct. “Nobody” is singular, so it takes “likes”.