Question:
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: What the council could not anticipate (1)/ was that the regulatory changes, sudden as they seemed, (2)/ were in fact a culmination of several years (3)/ of there being dissatisfaction within the sector. (4)
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: What the council could not anticipate (1)/ was that the regulatory changes, sudden as they seemed, (2)/ were in fact a culmination of several years (3)/ of there being dissatisfaction within the sector. (4)
Options:
- a) (1)
- b) (2)
- c) (3)
- d) (4)
- a) (1)
- b) (2)
- c) (3)
- d) (4)
correct answer : d)
Explanation:
The error lies in part (4). The phrase ‘of there being dissatisfaction’ is awkward and grammatically incorrect. It should be rephrased to something like ‘of dissatisfaction’.
The error lies in part (4). The phrase ‘of there being dissatisfaction’ is awkward and grammatically incorrect. It should be rephrased to something like ‘of dissatisfaction’.