- ANeither of the boys are misbehaving.
- BEveryone is deeply concerned about the deteriorating air quality.
- CMany a man has sacrificed for the safety of this nation.
- DThe number of emigrants has reduced significantly.
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Concept: 'Neither of + plural noun' takes a singular verb.
- Sentence (A) uses 'are' after 'Neither of the boys' – wrong; it should be 'Neither of the boys is misbehaving'.
- (B) 'Everyone is' ✔ – indefinite pronoun is singular. (C) 'Many a man has' ✔ – always singular. (D) 'The number of … has' ✔ – head word 'number' is singular.
- So (A) is the only faulty sentence; the keyed answer marks this sentence (the question should read 'grammatically incorrect').
Trick: Neither / Either / Each / Every / Many a / The number of → singular verb; 'A number of' → plural verb.
Answer: (A) Neither of the boys are misbehaving.
अवधारणा: 'Neither of + plural noun' के साथ singular verb आता है।
- (A) में 'Neither of the boys' के बाद 'are' गलत है; सही: 'Neither of the boys is misbehaving'.
- (B) Everyone is ✔, (C) Many a man has ✔, (D) The number of … has ✔ – तीनों में singular कर्ता के साथ singular verb है।
- इसलिए केवल (A) में त्रुटि है; उत्तर-कुंजी इसी वाक्य को चुनती है (प्रश्न वास्तव में 'incorrect' वाक्य पूछ रहा है)।
ट्रिक: Neither/Either/Each/Every/Many a/The number of → singular verb; 'A number of' → plural verb.
उत्तर: (A) Neither of the boys are misbehaving.
