Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is made bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no replacement is needed, mark (E) as your answer.
One school of thought believes that the planet is warming without humans doing anything to make it happen.
the planet is warming it
Incorrect Answerthe planet is warming itself
Correct Answerthe planet is warming themselves
Incorrect Answerthe planet is warming oneself
Incorrect AnswerNo correction required
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer is (b).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: The reflexive pronoun ‘itself’ is missing in the given sentence. Reflexive pronouns reflect the action back onto the subject. A reflexive pronoun should be used with a transitive verb and it can never be used as a subject in a sentence. Hence ‘itself’ should be used after ‘warming’ in order to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Among the given choices, only option B replaces the given bold part most appropriately.
The sentence after replacement becomes:
One school of thought believes that the planet is warming itself without humans doing anything to make it happen.Option B is hence the correct answer.
![]()
By: Abhishek kumar