sumittaneja009 wrote:The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating


OA is D


Please explain why B is wrong and D is the right answer?

vivek.kapoor83 wrote:im caste...i hv 2 ques
1. DOnt u think subejct is plural coz it is using 'as'...so it should be have led..why it is 'has led' ...although it is not underlined..still wanted to ask.


Subject-her "The increased popularity and availability" both are related to Television and not related to different things

Its a subject phrase...Subject phrases take singular verbs


2. i always get confused b.w past participal and present participal...so pls elaborate a bit..........


Past participles are used in the Perfect tenses

For regular verb such as "walk" Past participle is formed by adding "ed" to the end

For irregular verbs e.,g. "Begin", Past participle is " Has begun"


Comprehensive list of irregular verbs is given in MG SC



Present participles- "ing"

walk-walking etc


Thanks in advance.