Question
Download Solution PDFThe following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe erroneous part is 'this year it reflect badly'.
Key Points
- The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
- Here, 'this year it will reflect badly' should be used instead of 'this year it reflect badly'.
- The given sentence is an example of a conditional sentence.
- The type 1 conditional is used to refer to the present or future where the situation is real.
- Type 1 conditional refers to a possible condition and its probable result.
- Let's look at the structure of these kinds of sentences: If + simple present, simple future
- Example: If you don't hurry, you will miss the train.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 3.
Correct Sentence: If the economy fails this year it will reflect badly on the government.
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