Select the word segment that can substitute the bracketed words correctly and complete the sentence meaningfully.
(My husband and I) are from Varanasi.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Both of us.
Error concept: Incorrect pronoun/phrase usage for two people.
What is wrong: The phrase “My husband and I” refers to two people together, so using “Either of us,” “Everyone of us,” or “Each one of us” would be incorrect.
Grammatical concept:
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“Both of us” correctly refers to two people together.
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Other options either refer to only one person (Either of us) or more than two people (Everyone of us / Each one of us).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using any option other than “Both of us” would misrepresent the number of people being referred to.
How to correct: Replace the bracketed words with “Both of us.”
Correct phrase/ correction: Both of us
Final sentence: Both of us are from Varanasi.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.