Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
The philosopher's idea (1)/ that reality is constructed through language, (2)/ was refuted not by logic (3)/ but emotion and intuition.
(4)
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: (4)
Explanation
• Part (4) contains an error of parallelism.
• When using the correlative construction not... but..., the grammatical forms following both elements must be balanced.
• Since the phrase uses not by logic in part (3), it must be followed by but by emotion and intuition in part (4).
• Corrected Sentence: The philosopher's idea that reality is constructed through language, was refuted not by logic but by emotion and intuition.
Quick Tip: Ensure identical grammatical structures follow paired conjunctions such as not... but, not only... but also, and either... or.