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    Question

    Read the following sentence to find out if there is any

    grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (5) as your answer choice. Several banks have reported (A) / a sharp increase at non-performing assets (B) / due to the economic slowdown (C) / over the last two quarters (D).
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct preposition to use with "increase" is "in", not "at". We say "an increase in something," not "an increase at something."

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