Question
Language Comprehension Question on Sentence Correction
Identify incorrect sentence.
The second risk lies in the global macroeconomic imbalances, reflected in the twin deficits of the US and rising surpluses of Asia.
Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to doing our topmost priority next year.
As the growing economy makes increasing demands on infrastructure inputs, these problems could worsen in the coming year.
The longer these imbalances have persisted, the greater has become the risk of a disruptive correction.
Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to doing our topmost priority next year.
Solution
The incorrect sentence is:
B: "Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to doing our topmost priority next year."
The phrase "needs to doing" is incorrect. It should be corrected to "needs to be our topmost priority next year."
A corrected version could be: "Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to be our topmost priority next year."
The correct option is (B): Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to doing our topmost priority next year.