What correction should be made to this sentence?
At the same time many families having greater income can take basic shelter for granted and proceed to satisfy higher level needs in housing.
A)change can to must
B)insert a comma after granted
C)no correction is necessary
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. As it stands, no correction is necessary. As for A, there is a difference between "can" (it is possible to) and "must" (should, obligatory.)
The correct answer is A) change "can" to "must".
To identify the correction needed in the sentence, let's break it down and understand its structure.
The sentence is: "At the same time many families having greater income can take basic shelter for granted and proceed to satisfy higher level needs in housing."
The phrase "can take basic shelter for granted" suggests that these families have the option or ability to disregard the value of basic shelter. However, if we want to convey that it is an obligation or a necessity for these families to consider basic shelter as something essential, we need to replace "can" with "must". This change would indicate that it is imperative for them to prioritize basic shelter.
Therefore, the correct correction to the sentence is to replace "can" with "must". Thus, the corrected sentence would be: "At the same time many families having greater income must take basic shelter for granted and proceed to satisfy higher level needs in housing."
Option A) "change can to must" is the correct choice.