MAH-CET 2026 — English PYQ

Correct Answer: (d) do

Detailed Explanation

This sentence contains an error related to Subject-Verb Agreement in the Simple Present Tense.

The grammar rule for a singular third-person negative statement is structured as follows:

$$\text{He / She / It (Singular Subject)}+\text{does not}+{\text{V}}_1\text{ (Base form of verb)}+\text{Object}$$

Conversely, the auxiliary verb "do" follows a different rule:

$$\text{I / You / We / They (Plural Subject)}+\text{do not}+{\text{V}}_1+\text{Object}$$

Let's evaluate the given sentence:

• Subject: "She" (Third-person singular pronoun).

• Error: Because the subject is singular, it cannot take the plural auxiliary verb "do". Instead, it requires "does".

Therefore, the word containing the error is "do", and the corrected sentence should read: "She does not like coffee."