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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. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).  Despite repeated warnings, the (1)/ illegal mining activities continues (2)/ in several regions, posing (3)/ serious environmental threats (4)/ No error (5)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The verb "continues" should be "continue" to agree with the plural subject "activities." The correct sentence is: Despite repeated warnings, the illegal mining activities continue in several regions, posing serious environmental threats.

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