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In the given sentence, a part is italicized. There may or may not be an error in one part of the sentence. Choose the part that has an error. If there is no error, choose option (e) as your answer. Local welfare has been controversially as most councils refuse to give cash payments to clients in crisis, choosing instead to offer supermarket food vouchers or refer them to food banks.

1. Local welfare has been controversially
2. as most councils refuse to give cash payments to clients
3. in crisis, choosing instead to offer supermarket
4. food vouchers or refer them to food banks.
5. No Error

Correct answer: Local welfare has been controversially

Solution

The phrase “has been controversially” is incomplete and ungrammatical because “controversially” is an adverb and cannot directly follow “has been” without a suitable past participle or predicate. The sentence needs a correct passive or adjectival structure.

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