Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Illegal sand mining has become- (1) / a boom business fuelled (2) /by the ever-increasing demand (3)/ of the construction industry. (4)/ No error (5).

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement suggests that illegal sand mining has become a ‘booming’ or ‘profitable’ or ‘flourishing’ business. In the given statement, the noun business needs to be qualified by an adjective ‘booming’. The correct phrase would be “booming business fuelled”.

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