Question:
Select the correct option:
So fragile __ the talks that one disclosure could sabotage them.
Select the correct option:
So fragile __ the talks that one disclosure could sabotage them.
Options:
- a) are
- b) were
- c) is
- d) was
- a) are
- b) were
- c) is
- d) was
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The sentence requires subject-verb inversion after ‘So fragile’. The subject is ‘the talks’, which is plural, and the context (indicated by ‘could sabotage’) is in the past. Therefore, ‘were’ is the correct verb.
जब वाक्य की शुरुआत ‘So + Adjective’ से होती है, तो Inversion (Verb + Subject) का प्रयोग होता है। ‘the talks’ बहुवचन है और वाक्य का अर्थ भूतकाल (past) में है, इसलिए ‘were’ सही है।