Multiple choice

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence. Both the farmer as well as his sons are ploughing the fields.

  1. Both the farmer as well as his sons is ploughing the fields.

  2. The farmer as well as his sons are ploughing the fields.

  3. The farmer as well as his sons is ploughing the fields.

  4. Both the farmer and his sons is ploughing the fields.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because (i) “Both” and “as well as” cannot be used together. (ii) If “Both” is used, then the verb has to be plural. (iii) If “as well as” is used, then the verb has to agree with the first subject. Since none of the (1), (2) and (4) satisfies this condition, all of them are incorrect. Answer: (3)

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