Question

There is a word missing in the sentence given below. Choose the option which contains the correct missing word with the word before and after it.

The more we throw, the more litter is produced. So, scientists are trying to make plastics which can be easily broken down.

• A. More is litter
• B. Litter was produced
• C. Litter is produced
  
• D. Litter is being produced

Answer 1

The correct option is C Litter is produced

Option A) more is litter is incorrect grammatically.

Option B) litter was produced is wrong because the sentence is talking about something that happens in the present. So 'was', being in the past tense, is not the right word here.

Option D) litter is being produced is incorrect because the original sentence states the verb 'throw' which is in the simple present tense form. So we require the same tense for the rest of the sentence.

The correct answer is option C) litter is produced.