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Each sentence is divided into four parts, which may or may not have an error. Choose the section that has the error as your answer choice. If all the sections are correct, choose "No error". Contentious cases are sometimes escalate (A) / to a federal appellate court, which can (B) / issue rulings that set precedents (C) / for other courts within its jurisdiction (D).

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Correct answer: A

Solution

The subject is "cases," which is plural, so the verb should be "escalate" only if the sentence structure supports it; however, the intended correction is that the phrase is ungrammatical as written. In standard usage, the sentence should read "Contentious cases are sometimes escalated..." because the passive form is required here.

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