Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
“Camila helps her mother in cooking dinner, isn’t she?” asked Veronica:
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. doesn’t she.
Error concept: Incorrect question tag
What is wrong: The sentence uses isn’t she as the question tag, which is incorrect because the main verb in the sentence is helps (present simple), not a form of to be.
Grammatical concept: Question tags must match the tense and auxiliary of the main verb in the sentence.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using isn’t she does not agree with the present simple tense of helps.
How to correct: Replace isn’t she with doesn’t she.
Correct phrase/ correction: “Camila helps her mother in cooking dinner, doesn’t she?” asked Veronica.
Final sentence: “Camila helps her mother in cooking dinner, doesn’t she?” asked Veronica.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.