Identify the correct option to mark the part of the sentence that has an error.
(A) Energy use will having a negative
(B) impact on the environment if we
(C) don't change our consumer pattern
(D) No Error
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) Only
Modal + base form of the verb:
- A modal such as will, can, may or must is followed by the base form of the verb, never by the -ing form.
- This sentence: "will having" is wrong; the simple future needs "will have": "Energy use will have a negative impact on the environment if we don't change our consumer pattern."
Example: The new road will have four lanes.
(A) Energy use will having a negative — Error. "Will having" should be will have.
Corrected: Energy use will have a negative impact on the environment if we don't change our consumer pattern.
(B) impact on the environment if we — No error. One has an impact on something, and "if" begins the condition correctly.
(C) don't change our consumer pattern — No error. The present tense "don't change" is right in an if-clause about the future, and it agrees with "we".