Multiple choice

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

  1. Since the US economy experiences

  2. a recession, many Asian countries

  3. are likely to have

  4. reduced growth rates this year

  5. No error
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses 'Since' to indicate a cause, but the present tense 'experiences' does not fit the context of a future prediction ('are likely to have'). It should be 'As the US economy is experiencing' or 'Given that the US economy is experiencing'.

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