Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

There are many birds in the verandah today. Hema, please feed those.

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  1. fed those
  2. feed them
  3. fed them
  4. No substitution required

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Option 2 : feed them
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The correct answer is 'feed them'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
  • Here, 'feed them' should be used instead of 'feed those'.
  • 'Them' is used to refer to the object of a clause.
  • In other words, it usually represents the group of people or things that have ‘experienced’ the action described by the verb, and refers back to two or more people or things that were mentioned earlier. 
  • In the given sentence 'them' is referring to the birds.
    • Example: I’ve bought some apples. I’ll put them on the table.
       

Correct Sentence: There are many birds in the verandah today. Hema, please feed them.

Hinglish

  • दिया गया वाक्य व्याकरण की दृष्टि से गलत है।
  • यहां 'feed those' के बजाय 'feed them' का इस्तेमाल किया जाना चाहिए।
  • 'them' किसी खंड की object को संदर्भित करने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है।
  • दूसरे शब्दों में, यह आमतौर पर उन लोगों या चीजों के समूह का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है जिन्होंने क्रिया द्वारा वर्णित क्रिया का 'अनुभव' किया है, और दो या दो से अधिक लोगों या चीजों को संदर्भित करता है जिनका उल्लेख पहले किया गया था।
  • दिए गए वाक्य में 'them' पक्षियों की बात कर रहा है। 
    • Example: I’ve bought some apples. I’ll put them on the table.
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