Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) One of the buttons on my school shirt have come off.
(B) Lots of kites were flying over the old city on Makar Sankranti.
(C) Either my aunt or my cousins are coming to stay with us during the summer vacation.
(D) My mother and my grandmother was singing bhajans at the temple last evening.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (C) only
(A) One of the buttons on my school shirt have come off. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “One of the buttons ... have”.
- “One of” + a plural noun takes a singular verb.
- The subject is “one”, not “buttons”.
- Correct form: One of the buttons on my school shirt has come off.
(B) Lots of kites were flying over the old city on Makar Sankranti. — Correct.
- After “lots of”, the verb agrees with the noun that follows.
- “Kites” is plural, so “were” is right.
(C) Either my aunt or my cousins are coming to stay with us during the summer vacation. — Correct.
- With “either ... or”, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
- “My cousins” is nearer and plural, so “are” is right.
(D) My mother and my grandmother was singing bhajans at the temple last evening. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “My mother and my grandmother was”.
- Two subjects joined by “and” take a plural verb.
- Correct form: My mother and my grandmother were singing bhajans at the temple last evening.