Question

The crops are dying;it must not had rained correct the sentence

Answer 1

The answer is as follows:

The crops are dying; it must not have rained.

Error

• In the given sentence, we need to correct the grammatical error in the sentence.

• From the first part of the sentence, we can see that the sentence is in the present tense. 'Are dying' is in the present continuous tense, which shows that the crops are dying in the present time.

• However, in the next part, the past perfect tense 'had' is used. This is the error that needs to be changed.

• The subject of the second half of the sentence is 'it.' It is a singular subject. Hence the sentence should take a singular present perfect tense. However, 'must' is given and should take a plural verb. 'Have' is the plural tense. Thus, it has been used in the sentence.

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Answer 2

Answer:

THE CORRECT IS:

The crops are dying; it must not have rained.

• It is necessary to fix the grammatical error in the supplied statement.
• We can tell that the statement is in the present tense by looking at the first section of it. The verb "are dying" is in the present continuous tense, indicating that the crops are currently dying.
• However, the past perfect tense "had" is used in the following section. The error that has to be corrected is this one.
• It is a singular subject and is used as the subject of the second half of the sentence. Therefore, the present perfect singular tense should be used in the sentence. However, the word "must" is present and requires a plural verb. The plural tense is "have." Hence, it has been used in the sentence.

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