Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The sun _________ in the day time.
a) shine
b) shone
c) is shining
d) shines

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence. For example- ‘Danced’ is the verb in ‘The way she danced was brilliant.’

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options is in the simple present tense singular form, as ‘sun’ is a singular noun and a universal fact of today is being discussed
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'shine', refers to the present tense form of ‘shine’ for a plural noun. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need the option to be in the simple present tense singular form.
Option (b.), ‘shone', refers to the past tense form of ‘shine’.Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect we need the option to be in a simple present tense singular form.
Option (c.), ‘is shining', refers to the present continuous form of ‘shine’.Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect we need the option to be in the simple present tense singular form.
Option (d.), ‘shines', refers to the simple present tense form of ‘shine’ for a singular noun.
Therefore, option (d.) is correct.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of tense. Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. There are three tenses- past, present, and future.