Question

which is the right statement:

i) He always speaks the truth

ii) He always speak the truth

Answer 1

Answer:

I think statement 1 is correct

Answer 2

He always speaks the truth -is the correct statement.

In the given question, two sentences have been provided.

• In the first one, the word 'speaks' is used.
• In the second one, the word 'speak' is used.

Now, we need to remember that-

• When the subject is singular, the verb will be plural.
• When the subject is plural, the verb will be singular.

Since the subject i.e., 'he' that is used in both the statements, is singular, the verb should be plural.

• In the first statement, the verb 'speaks' is plural.

This is correct since the subject is singular.

• In the second statement, the verb 'speak' is singular

This is wrong since the subject is singular. Both the subject and the verb should not be singular or plural. They should be alternative i.e., when the subject is singular, verb should be plural. But when subject is plural, verb should be singular.