Multiple choice

Because of the analyst’s uneasiness about the Finance Minister’s position in regard to the issue of the fiscal discipline, an unexpected rise in interest rates has occurred.

  1. in regard to the issue of the fiscal discipline, an unexpected rise in interest rates has

  2. on the fiscal discipline, an unexpected rise in interest rates has

  3. regarding the fiscal discipline, an unexpected rise in interest rates have

  4. on the fiscal discipline, an unexpected rise in interest rates have

  5. regarding the discipline, an unexpected rise in interest rates have
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Options (3), (4) and (5) are incorrect as they suffer subject-verb disagreement ‘rise ... have’. Option (1) suffers from redundancy and incorrect idiomatic usage. Hence (2).

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