Correct Answer:
C. He doesn't like tea.
The correct answer is He doesn't like tea. This sentence uses the correct auxiliary verb "does" with the negative "not" (contracted to "doesn't") followed by the base form of the main verb "like."
Grammar Rule: Simple Present Negative with Third Person Singular
- Rule: In the simple present tense, for the third person singular (he, she, it), the negative is formed using does not (doesn't) + base form of the verb. The verb does not take an "-s."
- Applying the Rule: "He doesn't like tea" is correct. "Doesn't" carries the tense and person marker; "like" remains in the base form.
- Analysis of Wrong Options:
- He don't likes tea: "Don't" is for I/you/we/they; "likes" should not have "-s" with the auxiliary.
- He not like tea: Missing the auxiliary verb "does."
- He don't like tea: "Don't" is incorrect for third person singular; it should be "doesn't."
- Parallel Structures: She doesn't eat meat. It doesn't work. He doesn't know. All follow the same pattern.
Therefore, the grammatically correct sentence is "He doesn't like tea."