Question

Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb from the options given.
I get up early in the morning and so ______ my sister.
A)Did
B)Has
C)Is
D) Does

Answer 1

Hint: Verbs are action or doing words or a verb is a part of a sentence that tells what the subject performs. For example run, walk, eat, play etc. Verbs have three forms: First form of the verb, Second form of the verb and Third form of the verb. For example: write, wrote and written.
Auxiliary verb: A verb used in forming the tenses, moods and voices of other verbs. There are two types of auxiliary verbs: (1) Primary Auxiliary verbs are be, do and have. (2) Modal Auxiliary are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would.

Complete Answer:
The first clause of the sentence, 'I get up early in the morning' is in simple present tense. It denotes a habitual activity of the subject. The second part of the sentence is ' and so _____ my sister' indicates that both the verbs in the sentence are similar in meaning. Both the verbs belong to the same tense i.e. simple present tense.

Option A) Did – is the incorrect answer because the verb in the phrase, 'so, did my sister' is in simple past tense. As the first verb (action by the subject 'I') is in simple present tense, the second verb also follows the same pattern and cannot be in simple past tense. So, did will not come in blank. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Has – is the incorrect answer because the verb, 'has' means 'possesses' or 'experiences'. The first verb in the sentence talks about getting up early in the morning. As the phrase, 'and so' the second verb also denotes a similar activity. However, the verb 'has’ does not fit in the sentence appropriately. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Is – an incorrect answer because the sentence, 'I get up early in the morning and so is my sister' is not the correct’ sentence. This is because, the first verb talks about getting up early in the morning. So, in the second verb it should also indicate a similar activity. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Does - is the correct answer because does is third person singular present of do and in the sentence, 'I get up early in the morning and so does my sister' is the best fit because it means 'my sister also does the same' i.e. 'my sister also gets up early in the morning'. Both the verbs are similar and in the same tense in simple present tense. Hence, this option is correct.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘d’.

Note:In such a type of question it is very important to understand the tenses and the verb. Also their uses to get the best fit in the sentence.