Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or diction. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, choose option (e).

(a) Merchants buy and sell, come up with schemes (b) for increasing their profits, curry favour with rulers, (c) deceive the scholars, farmers, and artisans, (d) and are competing with each other in their profit-seeking (e) No error