Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The reforms being…

2025

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The reforms being recommended by the panel (1)/ are not only intended to streamline administrative functions (2)/
but also addressing the asymmetries in resource allocation (3)/ that have long plagued rural districts. (4)

Answer: C. (3)The structure is 'not only intended to streamline... but also to address...'. Part (3) is wrong because 'addressing' breaks the parallel construction.

  1. A.

    (1)

  2. B.

    (2)

  3. C.

    (3)

  4. D.

    (4)

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Correct answer: C

The structure is 'not only intended to streamline... but also to address...'. Part (3) is wrong because 'addressing' breaks the parallel construction.

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