English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Your eldest sister / lives in / a big city, / does she?

A

does she

B

a big city

C

Your eldest sister

D

lives in

Solution

positive statement is followed by a negative question tag. (Jack is from Spain, isn't he?)

negative statement is followed by a positive question tag. (They aren't funny, are they?)

Hence, does she will be replaced by does'nt she