Consider the following sentences: (i) Everybody in the class is prepared for…
2021
Consider the following sentences:
(i) Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam.
(ii) Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess.
Which of the following is the CORRECT observation about the above two sentences?
- A.
(i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is unambiguous
- B.
(i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is unambiguous
- C.
(i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is ambiguous
- D.
(i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is ambiguous
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Correct answer: C
Answer: The correct observation is that the first sentence is grammatically correct and the second sentence is ambiguous.
Sentence (i): Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam. This is grammatically correct because 'everybody' is an indefinite pronoun treated as singular, so it correctly takes the singular verb 'is'.
Sentence (ii): Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess. This sentence is ambiguous because the pronouns 'his' and 'he' can refer to either Babu or Danish, so it is unclear whose home is meant and who enjoys playing chess.
If the intended meaning is that Babu is the chess player and it is Babu's home: Babu invited Danish to Babu's home because Babu enjoys playing chess.
If the intended meaning is that Danish is the chess player and it is Danish's home: Babu invited Danish to Danish's home because Danish enjoys playing chess.
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