Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
"The details of the incident was not known."
Assertion (A): The above sentence does not adhere to the requirement of subject-verb agreement and hence it is a grammatically incorrect sentence.
Reason (R): In "Noun + Preposition + Noun" constructions, the verb agrees with the number and person of the noun preceeding the preposition.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Answer 2

The correct option is (A): Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).