Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
Africa has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya.
Error concept: Use of articles ("the") before proper nouns
What is wrong: The sentence incorrectly uses "the" before the names of mountains: "the Mount Kilimanjaro" and "the Mount Kenya." Generally, "Mount" followed by the name of a mountain does not require the definite article "the."
Grammatical concept: Proper nouns like mountain names (Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya) do not take the definite article "the" unless the name itself includes it (e.g., The Himalayas).
How to correct: Remove "the" before "Mount Kilimanjaro" and "Mount Kenya."
Correct phrase/correction: "Africa has glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya."
Final sentence:Africa has glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.