Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar.

(1) The politics of brinkmanship may get one loads of media attention, but seldom pays off in real politics. (2) If I had not helped my friend in the examination, he would fail. (3) The proverbial oracles of our parsimonious ancestors have informed us that the fatal waste of our fortune is by small expenses. (4) In a quake prone zone, the proliferation of high rising buildings is very dangerous.