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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
A heat wave is declare when the maximum temperature hits 45° Celsius or is above 40° Celsius in summer.

Option 1: or is above

Option 2: is declare

Option 3: A heat wave

Option 4: when the


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: is declare


Solution : The error lies in the second option .

The grammatical error is in the phrase "is declare". The correct form should be "is declared". In English, when forming passive constructions, the past participle of the verb is used. "Declare" is the base form of the verb, and we need to use the past participle form, which is "declared".

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: A heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature hits 45° Celsius or is above 40° Celsius in summer.

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