Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) The doctor told my grandmother that she would need new glasses before winter.
(B) You need not to bring your own racket because the club gives one to every player.
(C) During the exam week, the hostel warden asked us to refrain from playing loud music.
(D) At the hill camp, the children spent their evenings singing, telling stories and to play carrom.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
(A) The doctor told my grandmother that she would need new glasses before winter. — Correct.
- After a past reporting verb such as “told”, “will” in the reported part changes to “would”.
- So “told ... that she would need” is correct.
(B) You need not to bring your own racket because the club gives one to every player. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “need not to bring”.
- After “need not”, the verb takes its base form without “to”.
- Correct form: You need not bring your own racket because the club gives one to every player.
(C) During the exam week, the hostel warden asked us to refrain from playing loud music. — Correct.
- “Refrain” means “stop yourself from doing something”, and it is followed by “from”.
- The verb after “from” takes the -ing form, so “refrain from playing” is correct.
(D) At the hill camp, the children spent their evenings singing, telling stories and to play carrom. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “singing, telling stories and to play carrom”.
- Items joined in a list must be in the same form, so “to play” must become “playing”.
- Correct form: At the hill camp, the children spent their evenings singing, telling stories and playing carrom.