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    Question

    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). The government has hardly taken some measures to address inflation, but experts believe these steps will have minimal impact in the long run.
    A The government has hardly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B taken some measures to address inflation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C but experts believe these steps Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D will have minimal impact in the long run Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Explanation: The use of word "hardly" is incorrect here. Hardly means "barely" or "almost not," which conflicts with the mention of "taken some measures." The correct phrase should be "has taken some measures." The correct sentence should be: "The government has taken some measures to address inflation, but experts believe these steps will have minimal impact in the long run."

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