Question:
Select the correct option:
Never before in the history of the tournament __ such a stunning upset.
सही विकल्प का चयन करें:
Never before in the history of the tournament __ such a stunning upset.
Options:
- a) there was
- b) was there
- c) there has been
- d) there had been
- a) there was
- b) was there
- c) there has been
- d) there had been
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The sentence begins with a negative adverbial phrase “Never before”. When a sentence starts with a negative adverb or adverbial phrase, it triggers subject-verb inversion (i.e., the auxiliary/verb comes before the subject). Here, “was there” (verb “was” before subject “there”) is the correct inverted form.
वाक्य की शुरुआत नकारात्मक क्रियाविशेषण वाक्यांश (negative adverbial phrase) “Never before” से होती है। जब कोई वाक्य नकारात्मक क्रियाविशेषण या वाक्यांश से शुरू होता है, तो उसमें सब्जेक्ट-वर्ब इनवर्जन (subject-verb inversion) होता है (यानी क्रिया/सहायक क्रिया सब्जेक्ट से पहले आती है)। यहाँ, “was there” (सब्जेक्ट “there” से पहले वर्ब “was”) सही इनवर्टेड रूप है।