Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Where _______ she live now?

a)Did
b)Do
c)Does
d)Is

Answer 1

Hint: The blank has to be filled with that form of the verb which is in the same tense as the main verb phrase (‘Live now’ in this sentence) the verb should also validate the context of the personal pronoun ( ‘She’ in this sentence)

Complete step-by-step answer:

 In the given sentence we see that the blank has to be filled with a word that is grammatically correct to go along with ‘live now’.
Now, considering option a, we immediately understand that it is incorrect because ‘Did’ is Simple Past Tense, but the sentence in the question is in ‘Simple Present Tense’, so we can not use two different forms of tenses in one sentence.
In option b, although ‘Do’ is a verb in Simple Present Tense, we cannot use it because ‘Do’ is used with First and Second Person Personal Pronouns, i.e. I, We, They and You, so option B is incorrect.
Considering option c, it checks all our relevant criteria. It is in Simple Present Tense and ‘Does’ is used with Third person Personal Pronouns. So the sentence would be: ‘Where does she live now? Hence, option C is correct.
‘Is’ is the Third Person Singular Present of ‘be’ and it is not an action verb unlike ‘Does’. Therefore, option d is also incorrect.

Note: Always match the pronouns with the correct form of the verb in a sentence.