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Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
Droughts effect water supply in Southern/Spain, which is increasingly turning towards / seawater desalination to meet its water needs.

Option 1: seawater desalination to meet its water needs.

Option 2: No Error

Option 3: Spain, which is increasingly turning towards

Option 4: Droughts effect water supply in Southern


Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: Droughts effect water supply in Southern


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

  • The error lies in the use of effect.
  • The correct word is affect, which means to produce a change or influence something, while effect means to bring about a result.
  • Droughts is a plural noun and requires the plural verb affect , which is a singular verb

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Droughts affect water supply in Southern Spain, which is increasingly turning towards seawater desalination to meet its water needs.

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