Deforestation significantly alters the population of an area by creating a habitat in which few species and vegetation can survive.
(A) in which few species and vegetation can survive
(B) in which few species and little vegetation can survive
(C) where little species and vegetation can survive
(D) in which fewer species than vegetation can survive
(E) where little species and few vegetation can survive
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species is countable noun and therefore require countable modifier fewkomal wrote:Deforestation significantly alters the population of an area by creating a habitat in which few species and vegetation can survive.
(A) in which few species and vegetation can survive
(B) in which few species and little vegetation can survive
(C) where little species and vegetation can survive
(D) in which fewer species than vegetation can survive
(E) where little species and few vegetation can survive
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vegetation however is a noncountable modifie so needs noncountable modifier little
a) not llel noncountable modifier little is missing
c)same as A and wrng modifier for species
d) wrng conjuction
e0wrng modifier for bth species and vegetation
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Hope this helps
komal wrote:
Deforestation significantly alters the population of an area by creating a habitat in which few species and vegetation can survive.
(A) in which few species and vegetation can survive - there should be little before vegetation coz its countable.ELIMINATE
(B) in which few species and little vegetation can survive - CORRECT
(C) where little species and vegetation can survive - little species is wrong. its supposed to be few species and little vegetation.ELIMINATE
(D) in which fewer species than vegetation can survive - there aint any comparison going on here .ELIMINATE
(E) where little species and few vegetation can survive - little species is wrong. its supposed to be few species and little vegetation.ELIMINATE
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