Question

Change the sentence
``He plays chess'' into an interrogative sentence

• A. Does he plays chess?
• B. Did he play chess?
• C. Is he playing Chess?
• D. Does he play chess?

Hint:

Remember the "S-Rule" for questions: The singular "s" can only be used once! Once it is attached to create Does, the main verb must lose its "s" and become completely bare (play). Never say "Does he plays..."!

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: To convert an assertive (declarative) sentence into an interrogative (question) sentence, we must understand its tense structure and apply appropriate auxiliary verbs while maintaining the original meaning and tense.

Step-by-Step Grammatical Breakdown:

• Analyze the Base Sentence: ``He plays chess.'' itemize

• Subject: He (Third-person singular pronoun).

• Verb: plays (Base verb 'play' + 's'). This explicitly confirms that the sentence is in the

Simple Present Tense.

Rule for Simple Present Interrogative: For sentences in the simple present tense that lack a built-in auxiliary verb (like is, am, are), we introduce the dummy auxiliary verb

Do or

Does: \[ \textbf{Does} + \text{Singular Subject (He/She/It)} + \textbf{Base Form of Verb (V1 without s/es)} + \text{Object}? \] \[ \textbf{Do} + \text{Plural Subject (I/You/We/They)} + \textbf{Base Form of Verb (V1)} + \text{Object}? \]

Applying the Rule: Since our subject is ``He'', we select

``Does''. Once

``Does'' takes the singular marking, the main verb reverts to its clean base form, dropping its suffix: ``plays'' becomes

``play''. Combining these gives: ``Does he play chess?'' itemize

Analysis of Options:

• Option (A) is incorrect due to grammatical redundancy. It keeps the "s" on both the auxiliary and main verb (Does... plays), which is a critical grammatical error.

• Option (B) is incorrect because "Did" shifts the sentence into the Simple Past Tense, altering the original meaning.

• Option (C) is incorrect because "Is he playing" shifts the sentence into the Present Continuous Tense, changing the original tense aspect.

• Option (D) is correct because it flawlessly maintains the simple present tense, uses the correct auxiliary verb for a singular subject, and correctly reduces the main verb to its base form.