Q1. [1]
Read the given sentence. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence.
Ninety-seven percent of the Earth's water is salty ocean water and another two percent is trapping in the Earth's ice caps and glaciers.
Error / Correction
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2025 2/1/1 Q3 (ii)
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Model Answer
Error: trapping | Correction: trapped
("is trapping" should be "is trapped" — passive voice requires past participle.)
Explanation
The sentence needs passive voice: "two percent is trapped in the ice caps." The verb form trapping (present participle) is incorrect here; the correct structure is is + past participle (trapped).
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