Of the four given options, choose the most appropriate one.

Correct option is A

The correct sentence is (a) The news of his father's demise has broken him.
· "News" is an uncountable noun and always takes a singular verb form. Hence, "has" is the correct form of the verb.
· The verb "has broken" is correct because "broken" is the past participle of the verb "break" used in the present perfect tense.
Grammatical Rule Used:
Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "news" is singular, so it requires a singular verb ("has").
Grammatical Rule in Hindi:
विषय और क्रिया का मेल होना चाहिए। "News" एक अव्यक्त संज्ञा है, इसलिए यह हमेशा एकवचन क्रिया के साथ प्रयोग होती है।
Correct Sentence:
The news of his father's demise has broken him.
Other options are incorrect:
· (b) "The news of his father's demise have broken him" – Incorrect because "news" is singular and should take "has" not "have."
· (c) "The news of his father's demise has broke him" – Incorrect because "broke" is the simple past tense. The correct form is "has broken" (present perfect tense).
· (d) "The news of his father's demise has been broken him" – Incorrect because "been" is unnecessary in this context. The correct phrase is "has broken him."