Choose the correct sentence: (a) The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child was drowned. (b) The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child were drowned. (c) The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child are drowned. (d) The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child had drowned. Answer options :
उत्तर: पर्याय (४)
स्पष्टीकरण:
१.
'Each' आणि 'Every' चा Concord नियम:
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जेव्हा दोन किंवा अधिक नामे 'every' किंवा 'each' ने जोडलेली असतात (जरी ती 'and' ने जोडलेली असली तरीही), तेव्हा संपूर्ण कर्ता हा एकवचनी (Singular) मानला जातो आणि त्याच्यासोबत एकवचनी क्रियापद (Singular verb) वापरणे अनिवार्य असते.
२.
वाक्याचे विश्लेषण:
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वाक्य (a): *"The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child was drowned."*
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येथे 'every' नंतर man, woman आणि child आले आहेत. नियमानुसार क्रियापद एकवचनी हवे, म्हणून 'was drowned' हे १००% व्याकरणदृष्ट्या अचूक आहे.
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वाक्य (b) मध्ये 'were drowned' वापरले आहे, जे अयोग्य आहे.
३.
म्हणून अचूक वाक्य (a) only (पर्याय ४) हे आहे.
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अतिशय प्रसिद्ध नियम:
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Every man, woman and child was rescued.
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Every boy and every girl was present.
'Every' किंवा 'Each' आल्यास क्रियापद नेहमी Singular (was/has/is) येते.
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Answer: Option (4)
Explanation:
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Rule of Concord with 'Every' and 'Each':
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When two or more singular nouns joined by 'and' are preceded by 'every' or 'each', the entire compound subject is treated as grammatically singular and strictly demands a singular verb.
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Application:
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Sentence (a): *"The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child was drowned."*
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Preceded by 'every', the compound series ('man, woman and child') takes the singular auxiliary 'was'.
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Sentence (b) incorrectly uses the plural 'were'.
Therefore, the only correct sentence is (a) only (Option 4).
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
Universal grammatical rule: "Every + Noun1, Noun2, and Noun3 + Singular Verb". Wren & Martin classic example: *Every man, woman and child was lost*.