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      Question

      In the following questions, a part of the sentence may

      contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error. If the sentence is grammatically correct, choose the option corresponding to “No error”. Senior executives often prefer / working from a quiet home office / than commuting through the heavy / city traffic every single morning.
      A Senior executives often prefer Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B than commuting through the heavy Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C working from a quiet home office Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D city traffic every single morning Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The error lies in the phrase: → “prefer … than” The verb “prefer” follows a specific grammatical structure: Prefer X to Y OR Prefer doing X to doing Y Thus, the sentence incorrectly uses: → “than commuting” Correct structure: → “working from a quiet home office to commuting through the heavy city traffic…” Why other parts are correct: (a) grammatically correct subject + verb phrase (c) proper gerund construction (d) contextually and grammatically correct Hence, option (b).

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