Identify the incorrect sentence.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) Beautiful furniture make the house elegant and looks sophisticated at the same time.
‘furniture’ uncountable (अगणनीय) और एकवचन है, इसलिए verb भी एकवचन ‘makes’ होना चाहिए। ‘make + object + V1’ संरचना में object के बाद verb मूल रूप में आता है, अतः ‘look’ आवश्यक है (makes the house look…)।
✓ शुद्ध वाक्य: Beautiful furniture makes the house look elegant and sophisticated at the same time.
▸ विकल्प (b) — एकवचन कर्ता के साथ ‘is’ और ‘has changed’ दोनों सही हैं।
▸ विकल्प (c) — ‘help + object’ के बाद तीनों verbs (develop, study, discover) समानांतर हैं, इसलिए वाक्य शुद्ध है।
▸ विकल्प (d) — ‘Clothing’ uncountable और एकवचन है, इसलिए ‘is’ और ‘it’ दोनों सही हैं।
furniture, luggage, baggage, equipment, information, advice और machinery जैसी uncountable संज्ञाओं के साथ एकवचन verb आता है, और इनका बहुवचन ‘s’ लगाकर नहीं बनता।
Concept (agreement with uncountable nouns): ‘furniture’ is uncountable and singular, so the verb must be singular, ‘makes’. In the pattern ‘make + object + V1’, the verb after the object is in the base form, so ‘look’ is needed (makes the house look…).
✓ Correct sentence: Beautiful furniture makes the house look elegant and sophisticated at the same time.
▸ (b) Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is… ‘Is’ and ‘has changed’ both agree with a singular subject, so the sentence is correct.
▸ (c) Folktales can be used to help children develop… After ‘help + object’, the three verbs (develop, study, discover) are parallel, so the sentence is correct.
▸ (d) Clothing is expensive… ‘Clothing’ is uncountable and singular, so both ‘is’ and ‘it’ are correct.
Similar uncountable nouns are furniture, luggage, baggage, equipment, information, advice and machinery. They take a singular verb and do not form a plural with ‘s’.
Source: SSC Stenographer 2026 · 11 Sep 2026 · Shift I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Stenographer 2026 · 11 Sep 2026 · Shift I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.