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    Question

    Directions: Find out the error according to the

    grammar and context of the given sentence. If there is no error, mark option 5 as the answer, i.e. No error. (Ignore the punctuation errors, if any.) Jeff Bezos' suggestion in a recent NYT interview that the world's richest be listed not by the fortunes they have amassed, but the wealth they have created for others is an interesting take on the debate over rising inequality.
    A Jeff Bezos' suggestion in a recent NYT interview Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B that the world's richest be listed not by the fortunes they have amassed, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C but the wealth they have created for others Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D is an interesting take on the debate over rising inequality Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correlative conjunction “not....but” requires a parallel grammatical structure after “not” and “but.” Therefore, “not by…” has to be followed by “but by…” The corrected sentence is: Jeff Bezos' suggestion in a recent NYT interview that the world's richest be listed not by the fortunes they have amassed, but by the wealth they have created for others is an interesting take on the debate over rising inequality.

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