In the following, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D etc. . . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. In a sense we are being pushed back
B. to a 1984-like scenario
C. when scare-mongering
D. became the base for vote-gathering.
E. No error

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The correct option is D D.
D carries the incorrect idiom ‘base for vote-gathering’. It should be corrected to basis for vote-gathering’.

option D

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The correct option is D D.D carries the incorrect idiom ‘base for vote-gathering’. It should be corrected to basis for vote-gathering’. option D

The correct option is D D.
D carries the incorrect idiom ‘base for vote-gathering’. It should be corrected to basis for vote-gathering’.

option D