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      Question

      Each of the following sentences has been divided into

      five parts (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e). One of these parts may contain a grammatical or idiomatic error. Identify the part that contains the error. If there is no error, choose option (e). The economist argued that inflationary pressures (a) are less severe today (b) as compared to what they were (c) a decade earlier (d). No error (e)
      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 e Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The comparative structure β€œas compared to what they were” is stylistically weak and redundant in formal English. A clearer structure would be: β€’ less severe today than they were a decade earlier or β€’ less severe today compared to those of a decade earlier

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