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Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • Tourists must follow the norms set upon the country they visit.
  • Tourists must follow norms set by country they visit.
  • Tourists must follow the norms set by the country they visit.
  • Tourists must follow the norms set by the country they visits.
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The Correct Option is C

Approach Solution - 1

This sentence has three separate checks worth running one at a time: the preposition, the articles, and the verb at the end.

First, the preposition. When something is created or decided by a person or body, English uses "set by," not "set upon." Norms are made by a country, so "set by the country" is the only version that shows the right relationship.

Second, the articles. Both "the norms" and "the country" refer to one specific set of norms and one specific country, the one being visited, so both nouns need "the" in front of them. Dropping either article leaves the sentence sounding like a general statement rather than the specific one intended.

Third, the verb "visit" at the end. The word "they" here stands for "tourists," a plural subject, so the verb has to stay in its plain form, "visit," never take the singular "-s" ending.

Only the version with "set by," both instances of "the," and "they visit" passes all three checks.

So, the correct answer is Tourists must follow the norms set by the country they visit.

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Approach Solution -2

Reading each of these sentences aloud brings a different rough patch to the surface in three of them.

  1. Option A: "Tourists must follow the norms set upon the country they visit." Said aloud, "set upon the country" sounds strange, almost as if something is being imposed onto the country itself rather than made by it. The natural phrase that comes to mind instead is "set by."
  2. Option B: "Tourists must follow norms set by country they visit." Spoken out loud, "follow norms" and "by country" both sound like something is missing right before the noun, the way a sentence sounds when a small word has dropped out partway through.
  3. Option D: "Tourists must follow the norms set by the country they visits." This one sounds completely smooth until the very last word, where "they visits" catches the ear immediately, since "they" and a verb ending in "-s" simply do not sound right together.
  4. Option C: "Tourists must follow the norms set by the country they visit." Read aloud from start to finish, this version has no odd preposition, no missing word, and no mismatched ending, and it simply sounds right.

Each of the other three sentences trips the ear at a different spot, while this one reads cleanly the whole way through.

So, the correct answer is Tourists must follow the norms set by the country they visit.

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