Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question:
Find the mistake: In an effort to solve the problem of extinctionmany countries have allocated large amounts of its land big animal reserves.
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A.
big -
B.
to solve -
C.
extinction -
D.
its
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Knowledge: Possessive adjectives
Detailed solution:
its: its => possessive adjective for nouns of things, singular
their: theirs, theirs => possessive adjectives for nouns of things/persons, plural
“many countries” is a plural noun.
Edit: its => their
In an attempt to solve the problem of extinction, many countries have allocated large amounts of their land to animal sanctuaries.
Choose D.
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