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    Question

    In the question given below, a sentence is divided into

    five parts. There is/are error(s) in one part or some parts of the sentence. Find out the part(s) with error(s) and choose the option accordingly. The Bretton Woods compromise and the relatively weak restrictions imposed by(A)/ the international economic order for parts of the 20th century(B)/ enabled some developing countries at the time, (C)/ such as Korea and Singapore, to pursue trades and industrial policies(D)/ promoting their economic and technological development. (E)
    A Both (B) and (C) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only (D) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both (A) and (D) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both (D) and (E) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Sentence is error free. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The parts (D) and (E) have errors. In part (D), the plural form of the word "trades" is incorrect. It should be in parallelism with 'industrial' to form a noun phrase with the noun 'policies' since 'industrial' modifies 'policies'. "Trade policies" is contextually correct. In part (E), "promoting" is incorrect since the sentence is not in continuous tense and not even the gerund is required, only a simple action is required. The given sentence says, "Weak restrictions imposed by the international economic order enabled the developing countries to promote their economic and technological development." Part (E) talks about the consequences of the steps taken in previous parts So, "promoting" should be replaced by "to promote".

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