Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
"The details of the incident was not known."
Assertion (A): The above sentence does not adhere to the requirement of subject-verb agreement and hence it is a grammatically incorrect sentence.
Reason (R): In "Noun + Preposition + Noun" constructions, the verb agrees with the number and person of the noun preceeding the preposition.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Assertion (A) is valid because the statement "The details of the incident" contains a grammatical error related to subject-verb agreement. Since "Details" is plural, the verb should be "were", not "was".

Reason (R) is also accurate. In phrases of the form "Noun + Preposition + Noun," the verb must agree with the initial noun (here, "details"), which is plural. Consequently, Reason (R) accurately explains the grammatical error.