Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Rapid deforestation may put the lives of many indigenous communities in a danger.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is in danger i.e. option 2.
- The correct substitution of the underlined segment should be in danger.
- "In danger" is a fixed phrase where "danger" is used as an uncountable noun, and it doesn’t require an article.
- It functions as a general term for risk or threat.
- So, in the context of this sentence, rapid deforestation can put the lives of many indigenous communities in danger.
- Hence, the correct answer would be in danger without the article "a."