Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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) i.e. 'No error'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
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The revised government's
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guidelines have reduced
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the number of mergers
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taking place among banks
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No error
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The error is in part A. The phrase 'The revised government's' has a grammatical issue with the possessive. The determiner 'The' before 'revised government's' creates redundancy. It should be 'The government's revised' (possessive before modifier) or 'The revised government guidelines' (no possessive). Having both 'The' and possessive 'government's' with 'revised' is awkward and incorrect.