Question

    Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

    The future of food companies seems quite secure owed to ever–growing demand.

    A owed to ever–growing demand. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The future of food companies Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C seems quite secure Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    "owed to" should be replaced with "owing to." "Owing to" is used to express cause, while "owed to" is incorrect in this context. The corrected sentence is “The future of food companies seems quite secure owing to ever-growing demand.”

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