Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
"The details of the incident was not known."
Assertion (A): The above sentence does not adhere to the requirement of subject-verb agreement and hence it is a grammatically incorrect sentence.
Reason (R): In "Noun + Preposition + Noun" constructions, the verb agrees with the number and person of the noun preceeding the preposition.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Assertion (A) is correct because the sentence "The details of the incident" was not known” is grammatically incorrect due to subject-verb agreement. "Details" is plural, so the verb should be "were" instead of "was".

Reason (R) is also true. In constructions like "Noun + Preposition + Noun,” the verb agrees with the noun before the preposition (here, "details"), which is plural. Therefore, Reason (R) correctly explains why the sentence is grammatically incorrect.