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    Question

    Each sentence below is divided into five parts (a),

    (b), (c), (d), and (e) . Identify the part that contains the error. If there is no error, choose option (e) as your answer. The analyst suggested that the company should have invested more cautiously (a) / in order to avoid the risks that were associated (b) / with volatile market trends which (c) / has significantly impacted its financial stability (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 issue is tense consistency + subject agreement. Subject: → “market trends” (plural) Verb: → “has significantly impacted” (singular) ; incorrect  Correct: → “have significantly impacted” Key Rule: Plural subject → plural verb Also, sentence is in past context, so correct usage: → “had significantly impacted” (even better stylistically) Thus, part (d) is incorrect.

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