Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options given below:
(A) I wish I took my raincoat with me yesterday, as I got completely drenched on the way home.
(B) All the shopkeepers in the market must comply with the new rules on plastic bags.
(C) After the new highway opened, the bus ride to Dharamshala became very shorter.
(D) Our music teacher, together with the school choir, has gone to Bhubaneswar for the competition.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B) and (D) only
(A) I wish I took my raincoat with me yesterday, as I got completely drenched on the way home. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “I wish I took”.
- A wish about the past takes had + past participle (V3).
- Correct form: I wish I had taken my raincoat with me yesterday, as I got completely drenched on the way home.
(B) All the shopkeepers in the market must comply with the new rules on plastic bags. — Correct.
- “Comply” means “obey a rule or an order”.
- It is followed by “with”, so “comply with the new rules” is correct.
(C) After the new highway opened, the bus ride to Dharamshala became very shorter. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “very shorter”.
- Before a comparative such as “shorter”, we use “much”, not “very”.
- Correct form: After the new highway opened, the bus ride to Dharamshala became much shorter.
(D) Our music teacher, together with the school choir, has gone to Bhubaneswar for the competition. — Correct.
- With “together with”, the verb agrees with the first subject.
- The first subject is “Our music teacher”, which is singular, so “has gone” is correct.