Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage. A. I will not leave the place until the minister does not meet me. B. I will not leave the place until the minister doesn't meet me. C. I will not leave the place until the minister meet me. D. I will not leave the place until the minister meets me.

GATE 2016 · General Aptitude · Grammatical Error · easy

Answer: Option D: 'I will not leave the place until the minister meets me.' is the correct sentence.

1. Eliminate double-negative options A and B: A: 'will not leave ... until the minister does not meet me' — 'does not meet' adds a second negative, creating a double negative. The sentence now wrongly implies: I leave when the minister fails to meet. B: 'will not leave ... until the minister doesn't meet me' — same double-negative error with 'doesn't meet'. Both A and B are eliminated.
2. Eliminate Option C for subject-verb agreement error: 'until the minister meet me' — 'the minister' is third person singular, requiring 'meets' with the -s ending, not the base form 'meet'. Option C is grammatically incorrect.
3. Confirm Option D as correct: D: 'I will not leave the place until the minister meets me.' — (1) Main clause is negative ('will not leave'). (2) 'Until' clause is positive ('meets'). (3) Third person singular subject 'the minister' takes 'meets'. All rules satisfied.