English Grammar - Spotting Errors

English Grammar
English Grammar - Spotting Errors

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The more senior the position was (1)/ the more urgent became the need (2)/ for discretion, decorum, and (3)/ refraining from premature disclosure. (4)


Options:

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)

Right Answer: (4)

The error lies in part four because the sentence breaks the rule of parallel structure. The preposition 'for' introduces a list of three items, and the first two, 'discretion' and 'decorum', are nouns. The third item, however, is the gerund phrase 'refraining from premature disclosure', which does not match the form of the earlier items. To make the list parallel, a noun such as 'restraint' should be used, giving 'for discretion, decorum, and restraint in premature disclosure'. Parts one, two and three are grammatically correct, as they follow the standard 'the more ... the more' comparative pattern. Hence part four contains the error.

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