Question

Choose the grammatically correct option from the following

• A. ‘Are these gloves belonging to you?’ she asked.
• B. ‘Does this gloves belong to you?’ she asked.
• C. ‘Do these gloves belongs to you?’ she asked.
• D. ‘Do these gloves belong to you?’ she asked.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

To choose the grammatically correct sentence, let's examine the options given:

• ‘Are these gloves belonging to you?’ she asked.
• ‘Does this gloves belong to you?’ she asked.
• ‘Do these gloves belongs to you?’ she asked.
• ‘Do these gloves belong to you?’ she asked.

We need to ensure subject-verb agreement and correct usage of question structure. The subject here is ‘gloves’, which is plural. With plural subjects, we use ‘do’ instead of 'does' for questions. Additionally, the base form of the verb ‘belong’ is used without an 's' in questions. Let's analyze the options:

1. Option 1: ‘Are these gloves belonging to you?’ - Incorrect, as the structure is not typically used for simple possession.
2. Option 2: ‘Does this gloves belong to you?’ - Incorrect, as it uses ‘does’ with a plural subject and ‘this’ instead of ‘these’.
3. Option 3: ‘Do these gloves belongs to you?’ - Incorrect, because it uses 'belongs' instead of the base form 'belong'.
4. Option 4: ‘Do these gloves belong to you?’ - Correct, as it properly uses 'do' with the plural subject ‘gloves’ and the base form ‘belong’.

Thus, the grammatically correct option is: ‘Do these gloves belong to you?’ she asked.