Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The amendments being recommended by the tribunal (1)/ are not only intended to streamline regulatory exercises (2)/ but also addressing the asymmetries in resource allocation (3)/ that have long dogged rural districts. (4)
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. (3)
Error is related to / concept: Error in parallel structure (grammatical balance in paired expressions).
What is wrong: The two parts joined by “not only... but also” must be grammatically parallel — i.e., both should use the same form of the verb.
Grammatical concept:
- In the sentence, the first part has “are not only intended to streamline” (infinitive form: to streamline), so the second part must also use the infinitive form for balance.
- However, the second part incorrectly uses “addressing” (present participle), breaking the parallel structure.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Since “intended to streamline” uses “to + verb”, the second clause should also use “to address” instead of “addressing.”
How to correct: Change “addressing” to “to address” to maintain grammatical parallelism.
Correct phrase / correction: but also to address the asymmetries in resource allocation
Final sentence:
The amendments being recommended by the tribunal are not only intended to streamline regulatory exercises but also to address the asymmetries in resource allocation that have long dogged rural districts.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.