In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Torrential rains and winds of up to 170 km per hour swept away roads, homes, and bridges and knocking down power and communication lines.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Knocking down.
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There is concept of parallelism in the sentence. First verb used i.e. ‘swept away’ is in past indefinite form and next i.e. ‘knocking down’ must also be in past indefinite form. |
Hence, ‘knocking down’ must be replaced with ‘knocked down’ and the correct sentence would be: Torrential rains and winds of up to 170 km per hour swept away roads, homes, and bridges and knocked down power and communication lines. Hence, the chosen option is correct. |