Question

Choose the most appropriate word? Every boy and every girl ____ ready to die for ____ country.
(A) Is - her
(B) are - their
(C) are - theirs
(D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: In a sentence, verbs are the action words that explain what the subject is doing. Verbs, like nouns, are the most important element of a sentence or phrase because they tell a storey about what is happening. To convey tense, aspect, mood, and voice, verbs are inflected.

Complete answer:
In the present tense, a singular verb is one that has a “s” appended to it, such as writes, plays, or runs, and utilises forms like is, was, had, and does. A plural verb, such as write, play, or run, does not have a s appended to it and utilises forms like are, were, have, and do.

Let us look at the given option:
(A) Is - her: This option is incorrect because the first “is” and “her” represent singular verbs whereas boy and girl together are of a plural form, thus the required verbs should also be of plural form.
(B) are - their: This is the correct answer. Because boy and girl become plural, the ideal verb is "are." Because "their" is also the plural form, this is the correct answer
(C) are - theirs: THis option is incorrect because “theirs” refers to an item or things that belong to or are linked with two or more individuals or objects mentioned earlier. "They think everything is theirs", for example. The above sentence does not indicate possession of anything, thus, this is the wrong choice.
(D) None of these: This option is incorrect because the correct answer is Option B.

Thus, the correct answer is Option B) Are-their.

Note: Some tips for singular and plural verbs are:
- Keep in mind that if the noun is a countable noun, the verb will be plural. The verb is singular if the noun is an uncountable noun.
- The -s suffix can be used to make most ordinary verbs singular.
- When a verb is transformed from its base form to a single form, it often adds -es. The endings of these verbs are usually -ch, -o, -s, -sh, -x, or -z. Take, for example, catches.