Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in ??bold?? in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in ??bold?? in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
The government ??should have launch?? such projects which would reverse the destructive cycle of flood and drought.
1). Must be launching
2). Should launch
3). Should have been launched
4). Must have been launched
2 answers
Option B correctly convey the intended message and is consistent with the tense of the sentence. In option A must be launching indicates that the author is predicting that government is launching projects, which is inconsistent with the rest of the sentence. Option C and D have tense error. Thus, B is the right answer.
Option B correctly convey the intended message and is consistent with the tense of the sentence. In option A must be launching indicates that the author is predicting that government is launching projects, which is inconsistent with the rest of the sentence. Option C and D have tense error. Thus, B is the right answer.