In the following passage, one word has not been edited in each line. Write the incorrect word along with the correct word in the space provided. Do any four.
In Himalayas, the desert is turning green.
Incorrect: the
Correct: a
‘The’ is the incorrect form of an article to be used in the sentence. ‘A’ is used because ‘the’ is used for a specific person or things and ‘a’ is used to refer a desert here.
a. Climate change in a Indian region of
Incorrect: a
Correct: an
‘A’ is the incorrect form of an article to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘an’ is used. This is because ‘an’ is used for the words starting with a vowel.
b. Ladakh has shrunk glaciers or has made rainfall
Incorrect: or
Correct: and
‘And’ should be used instead of ‘or’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because climate change is causing two things i.e. it has shrunk glaciers and at the same time has made rainfall unpredictable. So, for connecting two statements ‘and will be used.
c. and temperature unpredictable. Water has
Incorrect: has
Correct: is
‘Has’ is the incorrect form of the verb to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘is’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
d. needed to irrigating the fields.
Incorrect: irrigating
Correct: irrigate
‘Irrigating’ is the incorrect form of the verb to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘Irrigate’ should be used to make it correct. This is because ‘to’ is not followed by the continuous form of the verb.
e. Farmers may requiring aid from the government
Incorrect: requiring
Correct: require
‘Requiring’ is the incorrect form of the verb to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘require’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
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