Choose the part of a sentence which has an error.
A. Eco-tourism was be achieved
B. only if steps are
C. taken in the right direction
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A
Checking each part:
- A. Eco-tourism was be achieved — Incorrect.
- In a passive with a modal (can, will, may, must ...), the modal is followed by be and the past participle: can be achieved.
- "Was" is not a modal, so "was be achieved" is ungrammatical.
- The condition "only if steps are taken" points to the present or future, so the part should read "Eco-tourism can be achieved" (or "will be achieved").
- B. only if steps are — Correct. The plural steps takes are.
- C. taken in the right direction — Correct. It completes the passive "are taken".
- Corrected: Eco-tourism can be achieved only if steps are taken in the right direction.
Example: Success can be achieved only through hard work.