Question

Which of the following sentences is INCORRECTLY written?
a) My neighbour's dog growl at me
b) The culture of respecting elders is slowly waning.
c) Fish and hot rice is my father's favourite dish.
d) Neither Ram nor Shyam are responsible for this mishap.

• A. b and c
• B. a and d
• C. a and b
• D. a,b and c

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Analyze Each Option for Grammatical Correctness 

• (A) My neighbour’s dog grow! at me
  • The verb "grow!" is incorrect and should be "growls" because "dog" is singular.
  • Corrected sentence: "My neighbour’s dog growls at me."
  • This is the incorrect sentence.
• (B) The culture of respecting elders is slowly waning.
  • This sentence is grammatically correct as "culture" is singular, and "is" is correctly used.
  • This is NOT incorrect.
• (C) Fish and hot rice is my father’s favourite dish.
  • "Fish and hot rice" is considered a singular concept (a single meal), so "is" is correctly used.
  • This is NOT incorrect.
• (D) Neither Ram nor Shyam is responsible for this mishap.
  • The phrase "Neither...nor" takes a singular verb, so should be replaced with "is."
  • Corrected sentence: "Neither Ram nor Shyam is responsible for this mishap."
  • This is incorrect, but not the most obvious mistake compared to (A).

Final Conclusion

The sentence with the most obvious incorrect grammatical construction is (A), so the correct answer is: (A) My neighbour’s dog grow! at me.