In the sentence below, five words are highlighted in bold. These words may or may not be in the correct positions. Identify the correct pair(s) of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence both grammatically and contextually accurate.

The verge of **extinction** (A) points **accusingly** (B) to the condition of India's **threatening** (C) grasslands, **shrinking** (D) wildlife **survival** (E).

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In the sentence below, five words are highlighted in bold. These words may or may not be in the correct positions. Identify the correct pair(s) of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence both grammatically and contextually accurate.

The verge of **extinction** (A) points **accusingly** (B) to the condition of India's **threatening** (C) grasslands, **shrinking** (D) wildlife **survival** (E).

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**Solution:**

1. The phrase "threatening grasslands" (C) is incorrect because grasslands themselves are not threatening; rather, they are the ones being threatened. The correct phrase should be "shrinking grasslands" (D).

2. Similarly, "shrinking wildlife survival" (D) is incorrect as survival cannot shrink. Instead, "threatening wildlife survival" (C) makes sense, indicating wildlife survival is under threat.

3. Therefore, interchanging (C) and (D) corrects the sentence to: "India's shrinking grasslands, threatening wildlife survival."

4. No other pairs need to be swapped as the rest of the sentence is grammatically and contextually sound.

**Answer:** (a) (C) – (D)

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