Question 9/20: Set 2 - Try Out 2026 - Reading and Writing Skills (SNBT)

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$(1)$ The impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the world economy is also very devastating. $(2)$ In the first quarter of $2020$ , economic growth in several of Indonesia's trading partner countries grew negatively, such as: Singapore $-2.2$ , Hong Kong $-8.9$ , the European Union $-2.7$ and China experienced a decline of up to minus $6.8$ . $(3)$ Some countries still grew positively, but declined compared to the previous quarter. $(4)$ The United States fell from $2.3$ to $0.3$ , South Korea from $2.3$ to $1.3$ , and Vietnam from $6.8$ to $3.8$ . $(5)$ Indonesia experienced a quite deep contraction from $4.97$ in the 4th quarter of $2019$ to growing only $2.97$ in the first quarter of $2020$ . $(6)$ This quite deep contraction in the 1st quarter in Indonesia is unexpected considering that physical distancing regulations and PSBB began to be implemented at the beginning of April $2020$ .

Source: kompas.com.

The appropriate correction for sentence $(2)$ is ....

In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth in several of Indonesia's trading partner countries grew negatively: Singapore -2.2, Hong Kong -8.9, the European Union -2.7, and China experienced a decline of up to minus 6.8.

In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth in several of Indonesia's trading partner countries grew negatively such as; Singapore -2.2, Hong Kong -8.9, the European Union -2.7 as well as China experienced a decline of up to minus 6.8.

In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth in several of Indonesia's trading partner countries grew negatively, such as Singapore -2.2, Hong Kong -8.9, the European Union -2.7 and China experienced a decline of up to minus 6.8.

In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth in several of Indonesia's trading partner countries grew negatively, such as: Singapore -2.2 Hong Kong -8.9 the European Union -2.7, and China experienced a decline of up to minus 6.8.

In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth in several of Indonesia's trading partner countries grew negatively, such as Singapore -2.2; Hong Kong -8.9; the European Union -2.7; and China experienced a decline of up to minus 6.8.

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