Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
The sun ______ in the East and ______ in the West.
A)sets/ rises
B)sets/ goes
C)rises/ sets
D)goes/ rises
E)set/ rise

Answer 1

Hint: Make use of appropriate verbs that are commonly used to describe sunrise and sunset.

Complete step-by-step answer:

Verbs are a commonly used part of speech. They are also described as action words. Verbs can be simple and compound. They are also conjugated as per the three types of tenses i.e. Past, Present, and Future.
These three tenses are further classified into four types. They are indefinite, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. The simple tense or the indefinite tense is the most basic form of verb conjugation. There is no auxiliary verb to precede the infinitive. Rather, it is only the infinitive of the verb that is conjugated.
As the sun rises and sets every day, we can comprehend that our question is in the present tense. Hence, let us look at some examples of the Simple Present Tense.
The earth revolves around the sun.
Plants bloom in the spring.
In all the above examples, the state of the action is indefinite. It isn't continuous or perfect. These happenings occur regularly, be it daily or annually. Hence, we can say that these sentences are in the Simple Present Tense.
Following these examples and the hint given above, the answer to the above question can be worked out as ‘The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.’

Note: Some options are in the wrong tense while some options have been used out of context.