Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
Why not you to be a good boy and sit down?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. don’t you be.
- We know that after the question word 'why' we should use an auxiliary verb.
- After 'why' we should use the auxiliary verb 'do'.
- In the given question 'not' is used which is grammatically incorrect. Whereas, it should be 'don't you'.
- Here, 'to' is also used incorrectly. It should be removed.
The correct sentence will be:- Why don't you be a good boy and sit down?
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. don’t you be.