Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

At the time of the sale the machine tools suffer further taxation.

  1. a sale

  2. only

  3. sale

  4. No improvement needed
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of 'article' usage. This sentence refers to a general fact, not to a specific one. So, 'the sale' should be replaced with 'sale' as article 'the' is used for specific things.

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