Question

It cannot be forecasted

• A. how society will emerge .
• B. a generation hence.
• C. No error

Hint:

Irregular verbs like "forecast" remain unchanged in past tense: forecast - forecast - forecast.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The given sentence is divided into two parts: part A and part B. Let's analyze each part to identify any errors in their construction.

1.  Part A: "It cannot be forecasted"
   • This part is grammatically correct. The phrase "cannot be forecasted" is a correct passive construction indicating something that cannot be predicted. Hence, no error here.
2. Part B: "how society will emerge"
   • This part leads to confusion as the sentence is incomplete, implying that something is missing. Ideally, this part should be followed by a temporal clause or context indicating when or under what circumstances this emergence is expected to occur.

Without additional context from the sentence, the given parts A and B lack coherence and completion, especially in reference to timing or conditions. Therefore, part B as given, "how society will emerge," is assessed to be the problematic segment containing the error.

Consequently, the correct identification of the error is in the option "

how society will emerge .

" as it stands incomplete and lacks context.