Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The teacher said, “the sun raises in the east every day”.

The correct answer is 'the sun rises in the east'.

Key Points

• There is an error in the verb usage in the underlined segment of the given sentence. 
• The segment incorrectly uses the verb raise.
• Raise is a transitive verb that is it must have a direct object.
  • If you raise something, it means that you elevate it - you move it up or lift it to a higher level. - If you have a question, please raise your hand.
• But in the given segment raise does not have a direct object. 
• The correct verb, in this case, is the intransitive verb rises. If something rises, it means that it elevates itself - it goes up itself. No external force is needed to lift it.
• Hence, option 2 , or the sun rises in the east is the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Correct sentence - The teacher said, “the sun rises in the east every day”.