Spot the error and its correction in the given sentence:
"Every year, millions of people make difficult and often dangerous treks within their home country to a new nation."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → within → from
From ... to:
- Movement from one place to another is shown by the pair from ... to: "from" marks the starting point and "to" the end point.
- Within means inside the limits of a place; it shows position, not a starting point.
- This sentence: the people travel from their home country to a new nation, so "within" must change to "from".
Corrected: Every year, millions of people make difficult and often dangerous treks from their home country to a new nation.
Example: The birds fly from Siberia to India every winter.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: People → Peoples — Incorrect. "People" is already plural (persons); peoples means different nations or races, which does not fit "millions of people".
Option 2: Their → there — Incorrect. Their (belonging to them) is correct before "home country"; "there" means in that place.
Option 4: to → in — Incorrect. "To" correctly shows the destination of the trek; "in a new nation" would show position, not movement.