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    Read the sentence to find out whether there is any

    grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any). Beijing is urging calm as geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East, a region that China depends over heavily for oil.
    A Beijing is urging calm as geopolitical Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B tensions escalate in the Middle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C East, a region that China Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D depends over heavily for oil. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The verb "depend" is always followed by "on" or "upon", not "over". "Depends on/upon" means to rely on something or someone.  So the correct sentence is- Beijing is urging calm as geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East, a region that China depends on heavily for oil.  

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