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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error."
If conventional arrangements and/ patterns are made more scarcer, other/ arrangements and patterns will spring up.

Option 1: arrangements and patterns will spring up

Option 2: No error

Option 3: If conventional arrangements and

Option 4: patterns are made more scarcer, other


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Correct Answer: patterns are made more scarcer, other


Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.

The original sentence contains a grammatical redundancy. The phrase more scarcer contains an unnecessary use of the word more along with scarcer .

According to the adjective rule, when comparing or expressing a degree of intensity, certain words, like scarcer already carry the idea of scarcity or insufficiency. Adding more before such words can be considered redundant.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: If conventional arrangements and patterns are made scarcer, other arrangements and patterns will spring up.

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