The 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. 

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  1. No error
  2. on the government
  3. this year it reflect badly
  4. If the economy fails 

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Option 3 : this year it reflect badly
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The 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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