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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. A famous economist / says that / the government should do more / for create enough jobs.

Asays that

Bfor create enough jobs

CA famous economist

Dthe government should do more

Answer:

B. for create enough jobs

Read Explanation:

• After the preposition "for," we generally use a gerund ($Verb + ing$). Alternatively, to show purpose, we use the infinitive "to."Correct form: "...to create enough jobs" or "...for creating enough jobs."


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