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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is ‘e’. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)


Migration and environmental (A)/ changes are deeply interconnected (B)/ processes, intimately linked (C)/ to development pathways. (D)

Options

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

E

No error

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Correct Answer :

Option E

No error

Solution :

The correct answer is No error (Option E).


Let us analyze the given sentence part by part to check for any grammatical or idiomatic errors:


1. Part (A): "Migration and environmental"
This part introduces the two compound subjects modifying the nouns to follow. "Migration" and "environmental" properly function as adjectival modifiers specifying the types of changes.


2. Part (B): "changes are deeply interconnected"
The plural noun "changes" serves as the subject. The plural auxiliary verb "are" agrees with the plural subject "changes". The adverb "deeply" correctly modifies the participle adjective "interconnected".


3. Part (C): "processes, intimately linked"
The word "processes" correctly acts as a predicate noun describing the nature of these changes. The phrase "intimately linked" uses the adverb "intimately" correctly to modify the past participle "linked".


4. Part (D): "to development pathways."
The preposition "to" is idioms-wise correct following the verb/participle "linked" (i.e., linked to something). "Development pathways" is a standard noun phrase that makes full semantic sense in this context.


Since all parts of the sentence adhere strictly to rules of subject-verb agreement, modifier placement, preposition usage, and sentence structure, there is no grammatical or idiomatic error in the sentence.

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