Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) On Sundays, my father would rather to sleep late than go for his usual morning walk.
(B) Though Meghna is elder than her cousin Isha, she is much shorter.
(C) The whole colony came to congratulate Kabir on his selection for the state hockey team.
(D) My younger brother orders everyone around at home as if he were the head of the family.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C) and (D) only
(A) On Sundays, my father would rather to sleep late than go for his usual morning walk. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “would rather to sleep”.
- After “would rather”, the verb is used in its simple form, with no “to”.
- Correct form: On Sundays, my father would rather sleep late than go for his usual morning walk.
(B) Though Meghna is elder than her cousin Isha, she is much shorter. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “elder than”.
- “Elder” is used only before a noun (my elder sister). It is never followed by “than”.
- Correct form: Though Meghna is older than her cousin Isha, she is much shorter.
(C) The whole colony came to congratulate Kabir on his selection for the state hockey team. — Correct.
- We congratulate a person on something good that has happened.
(D) My younger brother orders everyone around at home as if he were the head of the family. — Correct.
- He is not really the head of the family. For something that is not true, “as if” takes were, even with “he”.