Section: Writing and Language

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What is wrong with this clause in paragraph 4? 

Owing to there cheap production, there perceived lack of value, and such hazards as war-time paper drives, the penny dreadfuls, particularly the earliest ones, are fairly rare today.

1. NO CHANGE
2. It separates items in a series with a comma.
3. It doesn't make sense in the context.
4. "there" usages should be "their"

Answer 4: "there" uses are possessive and should be spelled as such ("their").