Question

Rewrite using the verb form of the underlined noun.
These mangoes have a sweet smell.
(a) These mangoes smell sweet.
(b) These mangoes smellfully sweet.
(c) The smelling mangoes are sweet
(d) These mangoes are sweet smell.

Answer 1

Hint: Read the sentence and try to guess what it is trying to convey. Now go through the given options and choose the one which helps in expressing the context of the given sentence. You can use the hit and trial method too.

Complete answer: In the given sentence, the word ‘smell’ has been derived as a noun to describe the quality of the mangoes.
Hence, ‘sweet smell’ acts as a noun phrase because it describes the quality of the noun.
Now, according to the question, we need to rewrite the sentence using the verb form of the underlined noun.
As a noun, smell refers to a form of aroma or odour. For example- The smell was coming from the room.
As a verb, smell refers to the action of smelling. For example- I cannot smell the perfume.
The verb form of ‘smell’ is similar to its noun form. Also, since we can see the use of a plural noun ‘mangoes’. Hence, we need to use the plural verb ‘smell’.
The correct sentence should be- These mangoes smell sweet.
Let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘These mangoes smell sweet’ is the correct option because ‘smell’ indicates the action of smelling the mangoes.
Option b- ‘These mangoes smellfully sweet’ is an incorrect option because ‘smellfully’ is not an existing word.
Option c- ‘The smelling mangoes are sweet’ is an incorrect option because the sentence is illogical.
Option d- ‘These mangoes are sweet smell’ is an incorrect option because the structure of the sentence is inappropriate.

The correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note: Always remember that the verb follows the subject and is placed before the adjective while the noun is always placed after the adjective in a sentence. Hence, do not get confused.