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    Question

    In the following question, three sentences are given, revolving around the same theme or idea. Decide which of the sentences are grammatically and meaningfully correct and mark the answer accordingly. 

    1. Whether human-mediated or not, this ecological shift

    would be no small change for Greenland.  2. The models predicts the ice-free, tree-friendly patches to total around 400,000 square kilometers.  3. If trees do appear, they could grow a new forest that’s nearly the size of Sweden. 
    A Only 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only 1 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Both 1 and 3 are correct, which makes C the right answer.  2 - replace the singular verb PREDICTS with the plural PREDICT as the subject MODELS is plural. 

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