Directions: 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.

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  1. of the local news
  2. My mother generally read
  3. the local newspaper
  4. to keep abreast

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Option 2 : My mother generally read
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The correct answer is 'My mother generally readi.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 singularif 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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