Question 53

Read the following sentences carefully.

A. Everybody accepts his responsibilities.
B. Nobody in that group have their reports up to date, as they should have.
C. Either of the boys is acceptable to do the errands.
D. Both of the mice is underfed.
E. It is I who am next.
F. The teacher told he and I to leave early.

Which of the following combinations has all the sentences grammatically CORRECT?

Solution

Option C is the correct answer.

Statements A,C and E are correct.

In Statement B,The subject “Nobody” is singular, so it should be followed by a singular verb (“has”) instead of “have.”

In Statement D,The subject “Both of the mice” is plural, so it should be followed by a plural verb (“are”) instead of “is.”

In Statement F,  The correct form should be “The teacher told him and me to leave early.” The objective pronouns “him” and “me” are needed here.


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