Identify the correct sentence/s. a. Either he or you are going to pay the damages. b. Each of the offenders have to be punished. c. The whole group of pedestrians was stuck by the speeding vehicle.
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (3) Only a and c
Subject-Verb Agreement नियमांचे विश्लेषण:
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विधान a: "Either he or you are going to pay the damages."
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बरोबर: जेव्हा दोन कर्ते 'either... or' ने जोडलेले असतात, तेव्हा क्रियापद जवळच्या कर्त्यानुसार ठरते. येथे जवळचा कर्ता 'you' असल्याने 'are' हे क्रियापद योग्य आहे.
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विधान b: "Each of the offenders have to be punished."
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चूक: 'Each of' नंतरचे नाम अनेकवचनी असले तरी कर्ता 'Each' असल्याने क्रियापद एकवचनी 'has to be punished' असायला हवे ('have' नाही).
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विधान c: "The whole group of pedestrians was stuck by the speeding vehicle."
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बरोबर: 'The whole group' हा समूहदर्शक एकवचनी कर्ता असल्याने एकवचनी क्रियापद 'was' चा वापर योग्य आहे.
त्यामुळे केवळ a आणि c ही विधाने बरोबर आहेत.
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📌 MPSC परीक्षा टीप:
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Either... or / Neither... nor: क्रियापद नेहमी जवळच्या कर्त्यानुसार (Nearest Subject) बदलते.
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Each of / Either of / Neither of + Plural Noun $\rightarrow$ Singular Verb (has/is/was).
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) Only a and c
Subject-Verb Agreement Analysis:
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Sentence a: "Either he or you are going to pay the damages."
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Correct: In an 'either... or' construction, the verb agrees with the closer subject ('you' takes are).
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Sentence b: "Each of the offenders have to be punished."
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Incorrect: The distributive pronoun 'Each' is singular and strictly requires the singular verb 'has to be punished'.
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Sentence c: "The whole group of pedestrians was stuck by the speeding vehicle."
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Correct: The singular collective head noun 'group' properly takes the singular verb 'was'.
Therefore, only sentences a and c are correct.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
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Proximity rule: In *either... or*, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
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Distributive rule: *Each of / One of + Plural Noun* takes a *Singular Verb*.