Choose the correct sentence:

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A

Either of the boys is good at football.

B

Either of the boys are good at football.

C

Either of the boys have been good at football.

D

Either of the boys have good at football.

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The correct answer is ক) Either of the boys is good at football. 

Explanation:

  • Either is a distributive pronoun used when referring to any one of two persons or things.

  • When using either, the verb that follows is always singular.

Incorrect Examples Corrected:

  • Either of the two options are acceptable.

  • Either of the two options is acceptable.

  • Either of the two boys are talented.

  • Either of the two boys is talented.

Other Notes:

  • Distributive pronouns: each, every, either, neither.

  • They emphasize one item/person out of a group, even if the group has two or more members.

Source: A Passage to the English Language by S.M. Zakir Hussain.

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