Sentence improvement (question tag and auxiliary–main verb order): fix inversion and agreement in a tag question Original sentence: "If you are thinking about investigation overseas, isn't it makes sense to find an experience guide?" Choose the best correction that makes the tag question grammatical and natural.

Verbal Ability Sentence Correction Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    it is not making
  • B
    doesn't it make
  • C
    does it make
  • D
    is it making
  • E
    No correction required

Answer

Correct Answer: doesn't it make

Explanation

Given data

  • Main clause idea: “It … make(s) sense.”
  • Erroneous tag in the original: “isn’t it makes …” (double marking with is + makes).

Concept/ApproachFor present simple with lexical verbs, the auxiliary do/does carries negation and inversion in tag-like confirmations: “doesn’t it make sense?” The main verb must be in the base form after the auxiliary.

Step-by-step correctionReplace “isn’t it makes” → doesn’t it make.Also note spelling/word choice issues: “an experienced guide,” not “experience guide” (vocabulary point; not examined in options).

Option analysisdoesn’t it make — correct auxiliary, negation, inversion, and base verb. ✅does it make — lacks the confirming negative tag sense present in the original.is it making, it is not making — wrong auxiliary (be) and aspect for “make sense.”No correction required — the original is ungrammatical.

Common pitfalls

  • Using be instead of do/does in present-simple tags.
  • Keeping “makes” after an auxiliary; the main verb must be bare infinitive.

Final Answerdoesn’t it make

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