They (A) are building solid concrete walls in places where, (B) they think, perhaps once in a thousand years there will be a landslide and (C) needlessly dig up bamboo groves which will most assuredly (D) not be washed away, and stack up concrete blocks. (E) No error
Directions for the question:
The following question tests your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. No sentence contains more than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing the answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.
Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error