In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. United States stocks managed modesty gains (1) / on Tuesday after holding near the (2) / unchanged mark for much of the session. (3) / No Error (4)?

Option 1 : 1

The error lies in the first part of the sentence.

[ alt="428 (1)" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/20/09/428%20%281%29.png" style="width: 48px; height: 48px;">Explanation:

• The sentence uses the noun form 'modesty', which is incorrect. 
• Given the context, the correct word here should be the adjective form 'modest' as modest will be qualifying the noun 'gains'.

Note:
While 'United States stocks' might seem ungrammatical, it is the official title of the country's stock market and is hence a proper noun phrase.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.