Spot the error in the following sentence; if there is no error, mark (d). The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species (a) and this habitat fragmentation (b) can pose a serious threat to endemic plants (c). No error (d)
- (a)The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species
- (b)and this habitat fragmentation
- (c)can pose a serious threat to endemic plants
- (d)No error
Correct — A, 'The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species'. The idiom is 'home to', not 'home of': a place that contains or houses living things is 'home to' them, so it should read 'The Eastern Ghats are home to 2600 plant species'.
- (b)and this habitat fragmentation — Correct — the noun phrase is well formed and links the two ideas.
- (c)can pose a serious threat to endemic plants — Correct — 'pose a threat to' is the right idiom and the clause is grammatical.
- (d)No error — There is an error — the phrase 'home of' — so 'No error' does not apply.
When a place houses people, animals or plants, English uses 'home to' (India is home to many species), not 'home of'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the correct sentence.
- (a)The wetland is home of thousands of birds.
- (b)The wetland is home to thousands of birds.
- (c)The wetland is home for thousands of birds.
- (d)The wetland is home at thousands of birds.
Answer(b) — a place that houses creatures is 'home to' them.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill in the blank: 'The Western Ghats are ______ many endemic species.'
- (a)home of
- (b)home to
- (c)home in
- (d)home with
Answer(b) home to.