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

The given question involves understanding subject-verb agreement and its application in the provided sentence. Let's analyze the assertion and reason:

Assertion (A):

The assertion states that the sentence "The details of the incident was not known." does not adhere to subject-verb agreement rules and is therefore grammatically incorrect.

• The subject in the sentence is "The details," which is plural.
• The verb used is "was," which is singular.
• According to subject-verb agreement rules, the verb should match the number of the subject. Thus, it should be "were" to match the plural subject "details."

Therefore, Assertion (A) is true.

Reason (R):

The reason given is: "In 'Noun + Preposition + Noun' constructions, the verb agrees with the number and person of the noun preceding the preposition."

• "The details of the incident" follows the structure "Noun (details) + Preposition (of) + Noun (incident)." Here, the verb should agree with "details," the noun preceding the preposition.
• This aligns with the standard rules of subject-verb agreement.

Therefore, Reason (R) is also true.

Conclusion:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) indeed explains why the assertion claims the sentence is incorrect. Therefore, the correct answer is:

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).