Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: the extent to which the minister’s statement came under criticism (1)

Explanation:

The sentence uses the correlative conjunction:

👉 “not merely … but also …”

👉 Rule:

Both parts joined by not merely / but also must be parallel in structure (same grammatical form).

 Problem here:

• First part: “reflects not merely public dissatisfaction” → noun phrase ✔️
• Second part: “but also that the media has…” → clause ❌

👉 This breaks parallelism.

✔️ Correct Sentence:

The extent to which the minister’s statement came under criticism reflects not merely public dissatisfaction but also the media’s increasing scrutiny of political rhetoric.

💡 Key Concept: Parallelism

✔️ Correct:

• She likes reading and writing.
  ❌ Wrong:
• She likes reading and to write.

⚡ Quick Tip:

Whenever you see:
👉 not only / but also or not merely / but also
➡️ Make sure both sides are grammatically similar

✅ Correct answer: (3)