Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement”.
We had very strong rainfall this week.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. heavy.
Error concept
What is wrong: The phrase “very strong rainfall” is incorrect. The adjective “strong” is not used with “rainfall” in standard English.
Grammatical concept: Certain uncountable nouns like rainfall collocate with specific adjectives. The correct adjective for “rainfall” is “heavy”, not “strong”.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “strong” with “rainfall” is not a standard collocation in English and sounds unnatural.
How to correct: Replace “strong” with “heavy”.
Correct phrase: “heavy rainfall”
Final sentence: We had heavy rainfall this week.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.