Which of the following words/phrases given below in the options should...
According to the subject-verb agreement, a plural subject will have the plural verb form and the singular verb will have a singular verb form.
If the sentence has a plural verb 'birds', the verb in the present tense will be 'catch' and if the sentence has a singular verb 'bird', the verb in the present tense will be 'catches', hence option 1 is incorrect and option 3 is correct.
Option 2 is rejected as 'will' is used in future tense and it is incorrect to use it with the past participle 'caught'.
Hence option 3 is the correct answer.
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Which of the following words/phrases given below in the options should...
Explanation:
The given sentence is: The earlybirds catchesthe worm.
The error in the sentence is with the verb form "catchesthe". The subject of the sentence is "earlybirds," which is plural. Therefore, the verb should be in the plural form.
The correct replacement for the underlined phrase is option 'C': Bird catches.
Corrected Sentence: The earlybirds catch the worm.
Here, "catch" is the correct plural form of the verb, which matches the subject "earlybirds." Therefore, option 'C' is the correct choice to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Key Points:
- The subject "earlybirds" is plural, so the verb should also be in the plural form.
- The correct verb form for the subject "earlybirds" is "catch" in the plural form.
- Option 'C': Bird catches - is the correct replacement for the underlined phrase.
- The corrected sentence is: The earlybirds catch the worm.