Question

Read the following sentences carefully.
A. Everybody accepts his responsibilities. 
B. Nobody in that group have their reports up to date, as they should have. 
C. Either of the boys is acceptable to do the errands. 
D. Both of the mice is underfed. E. It is I who am next. 
F. The teacher told he and I to leave early. 
Which of the following combinations has all the sentences grammatically CORRECT?

• A. B,D & F
• B. B, C & D
• C. A, C & E
• D. A, E & F
• E. C, D & F

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To determine which sentences are grammatically correct, we can analyze each sentence individually:

1. A. Everybody accepts his responsibilities.
   • The word "Everybody" is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it should be followed by singular verbs and pronouns such as "his" or "her." This sentence is grammatically correct.
2. B. Nobody in that group have their reports up to date, as they should have.
   • The pronoun "Nobody" is also singular, so it should be followed by a singular verb "has" and singular pronoun "his" or "her." Hence, this sentence is incorrect.
3. C. Either of the boys is acceptable to do the errands.
   • "Either" is treated as a singular subject, thus should be followed by a singular verb "is." This sentence is grammatically correct.
4. D. Both of the mice is underfed.
   • "Both" is a plural subject, and it should be followed by the plural verb "are." So the sentence should be "Both of the mice are underfed." This sentence is incorrect.
5. E. It is I who am next.
   • This sentence uses correct pronoun case and verb agreement. The construction "It is I who am next" correctly follows the rule that after "who," the verb should agree with the first-person subject "I." This is grammatically correct.
6. F. The teacher told he and I to leave early.
   • The correct pronoun case should be "him and me," so the sentence should be "The teacher told him and me to leave early." Therefore, this sentence is incorrect.

Upon analyzing each option:

• A, C & E: All sentences A, C, and E are grammatically correct.
• The other combinations include sentences (B, D, or F) that contain grammatical errors.

Therefore, the correct answer is: A, C & E.

Answer 2

Step 1: Analyze each sentence for grammatical correctness.
- Sentence A: Correct. It uses the correct pronoun ”his” with ”Everybody.” - Sentence B: Incorrect. ”Have” should be replaced by ”has” to agree with the singular subject ”Nobody.” - Sentence C: Correct. ”Either” is singular, so the verb ”is” is correct. - Sentence D: Incorrect. ”Is” should be replaced by ”are” as ”mice” is plural. - Sentence E: Correct. The phrase ”It is I” is grammatically correct in formal English. - Sentence F: Incorrect. ”He and I” is not the correct objective form; it should be ”him and me.”
Step 2: Evaluate the combinations.
- Option 1 (B, D & F): Sentences B, D, and F are incorrect. 
- Option 2 (B, C & D): Sentence B and D are incorrect. 
- Option 3 (A, C & E): Sentences A, C, and E are correct. 
- Option 4 (A, E & F): Sentence F is incorrect. 
- Option 5 (C, D & F): Sentences D and F are incorrect.