Identify the correct sentence/s : (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 had drowned. Answer options :
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (3) (a) only
स्पष्टीकरण:
Subject-Verb Concord चा नियम:
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जेव्हा दोन किंवा अधिक एकवचनी नामे 'and' ने जोडलेली असतात आणि त्यांच्या आधी 'every' किंवा 'each' हा शब्द येतो, तेव्हा ते संपूर्ण नाम एकवचनी मानले जाते आणि क्रियापद एकवचनी (Singular) लागते.
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वाक्य (a): *"The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child was drowned."* - येथे 'was' हे एकवचनी क्रियापद अचूक वापरले आहे.
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वाक्य (b): 'were drowned' हे अनेकवचनी क्रियापद वापरल्यामुळे व्याकरणदृष्ट्या अशुद्ध आहे.
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वाक्य (c): 'had drowned' ऐवजी दोन्ही वाक्यांत समांतर भूतकाळी Passive रचना (was wrecked ... was drowned) आवश्यक आहे.
त्यामुळे केवळ विधान (a) अचूक आहे. पर्याय (3) योग्य आहे.
MPSC परीक्षा टीप
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📌 MPSC परीक्षा टीप: `Every + noun, noun and noun` नेहमी एकवचनी क्रियापद घेते.
उदा. *Every man, woman and child was rescued.*
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) (a) only
Explanation:
Subject-Verb Agreement principle:
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When singular subjects joined by 'and' are qualified by 'every' or 'each', the compound subject takes a singular verb.
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Sentence (a): *"The ship was wrecked and every man, woman and child was drowned."* - Correctly uses the singular verb 'was'.
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Sentence (b): Incorrectly uses the plural verb 'were'.
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Sentence (c): Incorrect because parallel past passive structure requires *was drowned* matching *was wrecked*.
Therefore, only sentence (a) is correct. Option (3) is correct.
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
📌 MPSC Exam Tip: Subjects introduced by `every` or `each` require a singular verb:
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*Every boy and girl was present.* (Singular verb).