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      Question

      In the following sentences, a part of the sentence is

      highlighted by making it bold . Choose the best alternative from the options that improves the sentence by modifying that bold part. If no improvement is required, select (E). The new digital banking system allows customers to access not only their accounts quickly but also transferring funds securely through mobile applications.
      A but also transfer funds securely Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B but also to transferring funds securely Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C but also secure transferring of funds Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D but also they transfer funds securely Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      This sentence contains a parallelism error. Structure used: not only … but also Both elements must be grammatically parallel. Original structure: access … but also transferring Correct structure: access … but also transfer Correct sentence: The new digital banking system allows customers to access not only their accounts quickly but also transfer funds securely through mobile applications. Option analysis: A – Correct: Maintains proper verb parallelism. B – Incorrect: “to transferring” is grammatically wrong. C – Incorrect: Changes structure unnecessarily. D – Incorrect: Breaks grammatical symmetry. E – Incorrect: Sentence clearly contains an error.

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