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). Many Opposition leaders on Tuesday accused the government of snooping into them after they received an alert from I-Phone manufacturer , which said that their phones might 'face a state-sponsored hacking attempt.'

Q: Answer-Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error,...

Explanation The error is in the phrase snooping into them . The correct preposition to use with snooping in this context is on , not into . The phrase should be snooping on them , which is the correct expression when referring to surveillance or invasion of privacy.