Question

Find out which part of the following sentence has an error :- The earth moves round the sun, Isn't it?"

• A. The earth moves
• B. Round the sun
• C. Isn't it?
• D. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The given sentence is: "The earth moves round the sun, Isn't it?"

We need to identify the part of the sentence that contains an error, based on the options provided:

• The earth moves
• Round the sun
• Isn't it?
• No error

Let's break down the sentence to understand if there are any grammatical errors:

1. The main clause in the sentence, "The earth moves round the sun," is grammatically correct. It properly describes the Earth’s orbital motion around the sun.
2. The error is present in the question tag "Isn't it?" at the end of the sentence. A question tag is used for confirmation and generally reflects the subject and verb of the main sentence.
3. In this sentence, the main clause is "The earth moves round the sun." The correct question tag should match the verb form 'moves' which is in the affirmative and present simple tense. Therefore, the correct question tag should be "doesn't it?" because:
   • 'Moves' is present simple with 'does' as the auxiliary verb.
   • 'The earth' is a singular subject, so we use 'doesn't.'
   • The sentence is affirmative, so the question tag should be negative.
4. Therefore, the error is in the part "Isn't it?" which makes option
   Isn't it?
   the correct answer.

To summarize, the correct sentence should be: "The earth moves round the sun, doesn't it?"