Question

Terming the recent spate of cyberattacks a wake-up call for tech companies as well as governments, Mr. Smith said the world was more secure when networks ran in the cloud as opposed to servers.

Q: Answer-Terming the recent spate of cyberattacks a wake-up call for tech companies as well as governments,...

The phrase in the question is correct. The word lsquospatersquo means lsquoa large number of similar things coming in quick successionrsquo. In A, lsquoamongrsquo is not appropriate. In B, lsquowake up call in companiesrsquo is not correct. lsquoUnlessrsquo is unnecessary in C. lsquoTermedrsquo in D will make the sentence grammatically incorrect.

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.

A Terming the recent spate among cyberattacks a wake-up call for tech companies

B Terming the recent spate of cyberattacks a wake-up call in tech companies

C Terming the recent spate of cyberattacks a wake-up call unless tech companies

D Termed the recent spate of cyberattacks a wake-up call for tech companies

E No correction required

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