Question
Among the given sentences, identify the sentence(s) that
are grammatically and contextually correct. (I) The data suggests that there were a significant drop in consumer confidence last month.(II) India aims to become a global hub for green hydrogen production by 2030.(III) No sooner the meeting began than the fire alarm went off.Solution
(I) IncorrectThere is a subject-verb disagreement and article mismatch.
"There was a significant drop..." (not "were") — 'drop' is singular.Corrected: The data suggests that there was a significant drop...
(II) CorrectThis sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.It correctly uses "aims to become" + "a global hub" and has no structural errors.
(III) IncorrectThe correct construction after "No sooner" is "had + subject + past participle".
Corrected: No sooner had the meeting begun than the fire alarm went off.
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