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    Question

    Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

    The fall was driven off concerns over the latest US

    inflation data, which revealed stronger-than-expected consumer spending in October.
    A The fall was driven off concerns Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B over the latest US inflation data, which Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C revealed stronger-than-expected Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D consumer spending in October. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "driven off concerns" is incorrect. The correct phrase should be "driven by concerns" , as it conveys that the fall was caused or motivated by concerns over the inflation data.

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