Consider the following sentences: i. Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam. ii. Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess. Which of the following is the CORRECT observation about the above two sentences? A. (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is unambiguous B. (i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is unambiguous C. (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is ambiguous D. (i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is ambiguous

GATE 2021 · General Aptitude · English Grammar · medium

Answer: Option C: (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is ambiguous

1. Evaluate sentence (i) for grammaticality: 'Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam.' - 'Everybody' is singular, 'is' is singular. Subject-verb agreement is correct. Sentence (i) is GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT.
2. Evaluate sentence (ii) for ambiguity: 'Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess.' The pronoun 'he' can refer to Babu (Babu invited Danish because Babu enjoys chess) OR to Danish (Babu invited Danish because Danish enjoys chess). This dual interpretation makes the sentence AMBIGUOUS.
3. Select the correct option: Sentence (i) is grammatically correct + sentence (ii) is ambiguous = Option C.