In the following paragraph, a few phrases have been highlighted, each of which has been numbered. These highlighted phrases may or may not have been used correctly in terms of contextual meaning and grammatical accuracy. Select the most appropriate phrase from the given options to replace the incorrect one. Choose option (e) as your answer choice if the highlighted phrases are grammatically correct and don't need to be replaced.
Enhancing the efficiency of electricity use are an important complement (68) to decarbonizing the electricity supply. Growing urbanization and uptake of electricity services offer a good opportunity to (69) shape energy consumption within buildings through proactive measures. Cooling needs are expected to increase rapid with rising (70) incomes and temperatures. Air conditioners, fans and refrigerators together consume about 60% of the electricity in households. Today, the average fan sold in the market consumes more than twice (71) what an efficient fan does, and an average refrigerator is about 35% more. India can leverage this transition to as an opportunity too (72) become a global leader in the production of clean appliances.
Correct Answer :
to increase rapidly with rising
Solution :
The correct option to replace the highlighted phrase to increase rapid with rising (70) is to increase rapidly with rising.
Let's analyze the grammatical error in the highlighted phrase:
The phrase uses the adjective "rapid" to modify the verb "increase". In English grammar, adjectives are used to modify nouns, whereas adverbs must be used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Since "increase" is a verb in this context, it must be modified by the adverbial form, which is "rapidly".
Let's verify the other components of the phrase:
1. The infinitive marker "to" is followed correctly by the base form of the verb "increase" ("to increase").
2. The preposition "with" is followed correctly by the present participle "rising" acting as an adjective/noun phrase ("rising incomes and temperatures").
Therefore, replacing the adjective "rapid" with the adverb "rapidly" gives us the grammatically correct phrase: to increase rapidly with rising.
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