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In each question given below a sentence is given and is divided into three parts I, II and III. For each part a correction statement is also given. You have to determine which part requires correction and mark it as your answer. Scientists from Project MIDAS, / an U.K.-based Antarctic research
In each question given below a sentence is given and is divided into three parts I, II and III. For each part a correction statement is also given. You have to determine which part requires correction and mark it as your answer.
Scientists from Project MIDAS, / an U.K.-based Antarctic research project that has been looking at the ice shelf for many years, / had said the formation of icebergs is natural, and no link to human-induced climate change was available in this case.
I. Scientists of Project MIDAS,
II. A U.K.-based Antarctic research project that has been looking at the ice shelf for many years,
III. Have said the formation of icebergs is natural, and no link to human-induced climate change was available in this case.
1). Only I
2). Both I and III
3). Both II and III
4). Both I and II
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There are two errors which are corrected in II and III. The first error is in part II wherein the usage of wrong ‘an’ before U.K. The rule of article usage states that “a” should be used before words that begin with consonants (e.g., b, c ,d) while “an” should be used before words that begin with vowels (e.g., a,e,i). However, the usage is determined by the pronunciation and not by the spelling. So here the correct article to be used before U.K is ‘a’ because the pronunciation begins with “yu”, which is a consonant sound. The error in the second part lies in part III in tense usage. The given sentence is in present continuous tense so it should be 'have said' instead of ‘had said’ to eradicate the error.