Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
It rain a lot in this part of the country.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. It rain.
Error concept: Verb agreement with singular subject in simple present tense.
What is wrong: The phrase 'It rain' is incorrect. The subject 'It' is singular, so the verb should be in the third person singular form in present tense.
Grammatical concept: In simple present tense, for he/she/it, we use verb + s/es
- Correct: It rains
- Incorrect: It rain
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using 'rain' without 's' fails to match the subject-verb agreement for third person singular.
How to correct: The correct verb form is “rains”, which matches the singular subject “It”.
Correction: It rains
Final sentence: It rains a lot in this part of the country.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.