Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The teacher said, “the sun raises in the east every day”.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. the sun rises in the east.
In the original sentence, "raises" is grammatically incorrect.
The verb "raise" means to lift or elevate, but the sun does not physically lift itself in the east.
The correct verb to describe the sun's movement is "rises," which means to move upward or appear to move upward in the sky.
By substituting "raises" with "rises", the sentence is grammatically correct and accurately describes the movement of the sun.
The correct sentence is: The teacher said, “the sun rises in the east every day”.