Spot the error:Al-Hakam was a lover of books: his agents ransacked the bookshops of Alexandria, Damascus, and Baghdad with a view to buy or copy manuscripts.
Correct answer: D. Buy or copy
- A. Was a
- B. Books: his
- C. Ransacked
- D. Buy or copy
Explanation
It is incorrect because "buy" and "copy" should be in thegerund form ("buying" and "copying") to match the structureof the sentence. This is correct.
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