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    Question

    In the following questions, a sentence is divided into

    four parts. Choose the part(s)Ā  of the sentence which may contain a grammatical error in it. If all the parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (e) i.e. ā€œno errorā€ as your answer choice. As a party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and (a)/ multiple related accords, India has pledged to progressively cut down it’s (b)/ dependence on fossil fuels and achieved ā€˜net zero’ status, (c)/ meaning nearly all energy would come from clean sources by 2070. (d)
    A a and d Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B b and c Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D a, c and d Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No Error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    (b) "India has pledged to progressively cut down it’s dependence on fossil fuels..." "it’s" is incorrect. ā€œit’sā€ = ā€œit isā€ The correct form is ā€œitsā€ (possessive pronoun). (c) "...and achieved ā€˜net zero’ status," Tense mismatch. The sentence uses ā€œhas pledgedā€ (present perfect), so the second verb should be parallel in form. ā€œachievedā€ (simple past) breaks parallelism. It should be ā€œand to achieveā€ or ā€œand achieveā€ to maintain correct structure.

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