Choose the correct combination of grammatically incorrect sentences

I. The company experienced a significant loss in revenue last quarter; hence, it plans to expand its operations next year.

II. The recent surge in global food prices, driven by factors such as supply chain disruptions, extreme weather events, and increasing demand, poses challenges for food security and poverty alleviation efforts in many developing countries.

III. If the government had increased funding for education, more students will have access to quality education.

Solution

I. Hence shows reason. Here, loss cannot be the reason for expansion in fact it is contrary, Thus, nevertheless, however, connectors of contrast should be used here. The company experienced a significant loss in revenue last quarter; nevertheless, it plans to expand its operations next year. III. If the government increases funding for education, more students will have access to quality education. OR If the government had increased funding for education, more students would have had access to quality education. First conditional - It is used to talk about things that are likely to happen in the future or are possible to happen. The first conditional uses the present simple tense in the "if" clause and the future simple tense (will + base verb) in the main clause. OR Third conditional - It is used to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations in the past that didn't happen. The third conditional uses the past perfect tense in the "if" clause and the modal verb "would have" + past participle in the main clause.