Multiple choice

Directions: Find the part of sentence with an an error and mark (a), (b), (c) as anwer. If there as no error mark (d).

Finance Minister said that the country's economy was growing (a) / at the slowest pace in four years in the next 12 months (b) / as a result of a global slowdown. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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Explanation

Error of sentence formation. All the clauses of the sentence need to follow the same tense format. Usage of words 'next 12 months' mean this is a future refferal. So, 'was' in the first part of the sentence should be replaced with 'would be / will be'.

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