Question

    Emerging market economies continues (A)/ to be in the

    spotlight for (B)/ the wrong reasons as (C)/ their currencies resume their (D)/ prolonged slide with the U.S. dollar (E) . Directions: In each of the questions, a sentence is divided into five parts A, B, C, D and E in which two of the parts have some grammatical or contextual errors in them. You have to identify which pair among the given alternatives represents the parts that contain those errors. If none of the parts has any error, then mark option 5, i.e., ‘No error’ as your answer.
    A B & D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B C & E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C A & E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D B & C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No Error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A- As the sentence mentions the plural form of economy, therefore it will be followed by the base form of the verb ‘continue’. E- ‘With’ will be replaced by ‘against’. Against is a preposition which means ‘in opposition to’ something. Correct Sentence: Emerging market economies continue to be in the spotlight for the wrong reasons as their currencies resume their prolonged slide against the U.S. dollar.

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