The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Though the / global financial crisis, / China's economy continues / to grow at an impressive rate.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Though the
The sentence is:
'Though the / global financial crisis, / China's economy continues / to grow at an impressive rate.'
Let’s examine the usage of 'Though the':
'Though' is a subordinating conjunction and must be followed by a clause (i.e. a subject and a verb), not just a noun phrase.
However, in this sentence, it's followed only by 'the global financial crisis', which is a noun phrase, not a complete clause.
So, this part is grammatically incorrect.
You can fix it in either of the following ways:
Add a clause:
- 'Though there was a global financial crisis, China's economy continues to grow at an impressive rate.'
Use a preposition instead:
- 'Despite the global financial crisis, China's economy continues to grow at an impressive rate.'
Why the other options are correct:
'to grow at an impressive rate.' – Correct infinitive phrase.
'global financial crisis,' – Correct noun phrase.
'China's economy continues' – Correct subject-verb agreement; 'China's' should be capitalized (and it is here).