Identify the incorrect sentence/s in the following :
(a) Each of these boys plays games.
(b) Whoever does best he will get a prize.
(c) He is wiser than I.
(d) None of us has seen him.

Question

Identify the incorrect sentence/s in the following :
(a) Each of these boys plays games. 
(b) Whoever does best he will get a prize. 
(c) He is wiser than I. 
(d) None of us has seen him.

Accepted Answer

Option 2 is the correct answer because sentence (b) "Whoever does best he will get a prize." is incorrect. This sentence contains a grammatical error known as a redundancy or superfluous pronoun. The word "he" is unnecessary because "whoever" already serves as the subject of the clause. The correct sentence should be "Whoever does best will get a prize."

Now, let's examine why the other sentences are correct:

(a) "Each of these boys plays games." - This sentence is correct. The subject "Each" is singular, and it correctly agrees with the singular verb "plays."

(c) "He is wiser than I." - This sentence is correct. The comparison is properly made using the subject pronoun "I" after "than," which is a conjunction here. The full form would be "He is wiser than I am," but it is acceptable to omit the verb in such comparisons.

(d) "None of us has seen him." - This sentence is correct. "None" is treated as a singular pronoun here, and it correctly agrees with the singular verb "has."

Therefore, Option 2 is the correct choice because it accurately identifies sentence (b) as the incorrect one, while the other sentences are grammatically correct.