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Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.

Why not you to be a good boy and sit down?

Option 1: you not be

Option 2: No improvement

Option 3: you are not being

Option 4: don’t you be


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: don’t you be


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation: The original sentence has a non-standard structure, and the most suitable correction involves using the imperative form with "don't". The formula for imperative sentences is [don't/doesn't + base verb]. In this case, the base verb is "be". 

Therefore, the corrected sentence is: "Don't you be a good boy and sit down?" This structure is more grammatically accurate for expressing a command or suggestion.

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