Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He ________ television every evening.
A. Watch
B. Watches
C. See
D. Buy

Answer 1

Hint: The given sentence has a singular subject ‘he’. The thumb rule is that we use the plural form of the relevant verb with the singular subject/noun and singular form of the relevant verb with the plural subject/ noun. Example: He likes swimming. Example: They like swimming. We will apply the same thumb rule to conclude our answer.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually and take the help of the above given hint to figure out the correct answer.

Watch: The verb ‘watch’ is in its singular form and it means to look attentively, to see what comes. By implying this option, the sentence becomes “He watches television every evening”. This is grammatically incorrect. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Watches: This is the plural form of the verb ‘watch’ and it means to look attentively, to see what comes. By implying this option, the sentence becomes “He watches television every evening”. This is grammatically correct. Therefore, this is the correct option.

See: The verb ‘see’ in its singular form and it means to perceive with eyes, to view. This is not an apt verb to be used with television. Therefore, this is not the correct answer.

Buy: The verb ‘buy’ means to possess something in exchange of its worth or value. Example: We need to buy a new television. This word is not the intended word to be used in reference to the given sentence.



Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘B’.

Note: A verb is an action word, that means it describes what a word is doing. It indicates what is happening or what is being done or expresses an existence. Example: pray, eat, sleep, pick, drop etc. It is necessary that we use the correct form of verb with the subject as described in the hint above.
Example: They pray everyday.
Example: He sleeps a lot.