Question
Download Solution PDFThe following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
He was formerly / a doctor of / the corporate hospital.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe erroneous segment is "a doctor of"
Key Points
- In the given sentence, the usage of the preposition 'of' is incorrect.
- We use the preposition 'of' usually to talk about quantification, the relation of an object with a noun, and for reference.
- Example: He is the owner of the restaurant.
- We use the preposition 'at' to talk about time, location or activity.
- Example: She was watching a theatrical performance at the Siri Fort Auditorium.
- In the given sentence, we need to use the preposition 'at' as we are giving details about the place where the doctor was working.
The correct sentence is: He was formerly a doctor at the corporate hospital.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
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