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. The journalist, who was awarded (A) / the prize for investigating reporting, (B) / has exposed several scams (C) / in the last five years (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 phrase "investigating reporting" is incorrect because "investigating" is a verb (present participle), and it does not correctly describe the type of reporting.
    The correct word should be an adjective describing the reporting. The appropriate adjective here is "investigative," which means reporting that involves investigation.
    Alternatively, "investigation reporting" can sometimes be used, but the most common and correct term is "investigative reporting."

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