Question
Download Solution PDFDirections: In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
My mother generally read the local newspaper to keep abreast of the local news.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'My mother generally read' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.
Key Points
- In the given sentence, the plural form of the verb 'read' is incorrect.
- The subject 'mother' in the sentence is singular and will always take a singular verb.
- Therefore, the singular form of the verb 'reads' should be used in place of the plural form 'read'.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
Correct sentence: My mother generally reads the local newspaper to keep abreast of the local news.
Additional Information
- Subjects and verbs must agree with one another in number (singular or plural). (विषय और क्रिया एक दूसरे के साथ संख्या (एकवचन या बहुवचन) में सहमत होना चाहिए)
- Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if the subject is plural, its verb must also be plural. (इस प्रकार, यदि कोई विषय एकवचन है , तो उसकी क्रिया भी एकवचन होनी चाहिए ; यदि विषय बहुवचन है , तो उसकी क्रिया भी बहुवचन होनी चाहिए)
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- दिए गए वाक्य में 'read' क्रिया का बहुवचन रूप गलत है ।
- वाक्य में subject 'mother' एकवचन है और हमेशा एकवचन verb लेगा।
- इसलिए बहुवचन क्रिया 'read' के स्थान पर एकवचन क्रिया 'reads' का प्रयोग किया जाना चाहिए।
अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 2 है।
सही वाक्य: My mother generally reads the local newspaper to keep abreast of the local news.
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