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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.

Options

A

is an important complement

B

are the important complement

C

is the importance complement

D

are an important complements

E

No replacement required

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Correct Answer :

Option A

is an important complement

Solution :

The correct answer is is an important complement.

Here is the step-by-step grammatical analysis of the sentence:

1. Identify the Subject: The subject of the clause is the gerund phrase "Enhancing the efficiency of electricity use". In English grammar, when a gerund (an -ing verb acting as a noun, such as "Enhancing") or a gerund phrase acts as the subject of a sentence, it is treated as singular.

2. Subject-Verb Agreement: Since the subject "Enhancing the efficiency..." is singular, it requires a singular verb. The highlighted phrase uses the plural verb "are", which violates subject-verb agreement rules. Therefore, "are" must be replaced with the singular verb "is".

3. Evaluating the Options:
- "is an important complement" correctly uses the singular verb "is" and the appropriate modifying adjective "important" before the singular noun "complement".
- "are the important complement" and "are an important complements" are incorrect because they retain the plural verb "are".
- "is the importance complement" is incorrect because it uses the noun "importance" instead of the modifying adjective "important".

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