Section: Error Recognition

5) Select the underlined section that contains an error:

Until the end of the First World War, a little official attention was given to preventing fires, because extinguishing fires was the main concern of fire departments.

Explanation

A LITTLE means that some attention was given, which has no negative connotation; LITTLE is the correct answer. LITTLE means not much, which gives the sentence its correct negative connotation.


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