Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any

    grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any). Qatar, while not necessarily a neutral actor/ in West Asia, is one of the few country that has the ear/ of Hamas and also hosts US troops at the largest/ American military base in the region.
    A Qatar, while not necessarily a neutral actor Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B in West Asia, is one of the few country that has the ear Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C of Hamas and also hosts US troops at the largest Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D American military base in the region. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error lies in the phrase "the few country." The word "few" is a determiner that is used with plural countable nouns. Therefore, "country" should be pluralized to "countries".

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