Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:…

Questions :

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: What makes the draft legislation especially contentious is not its proposed restructuring of fiscal authority per se, (1)/ but that it assumes, without empirical evidence, (2)/ a fiscal parity among states whose developmental starting points are (3)/ incomparable by any accepted standard. (4)

Options :

  • (1)
  • (2)
  • (3)
  • (4)

correct answer : b)

Explanation :

Part (2) contains a grammatical error in structure and phrasing ("but that it assumes…"). The parallel construction following "not… per se" is broken. Hence, the correct answer is option (b) (2). ————————————————–

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