Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
He was deprived from the benefits of college education owing to the death of his father.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He was deprived from.
- The error lies in option 2 because of the wrong use of "Preposition".
- We need to replace "From" with "Of" for making the statement grammatically correct.
Grammatical concept:-
- "Deprive of" is the correct use of the preposition which means "not having enough of the basic things in life, such as food, money, etc.".
Example: -
- The princess is too kind to wish to deprive me of the pleasure of spending the evening with you.
- For some reason, you wish to deprive me of our former friendship.
- The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.
Correct Sentence:-
He was deprived of the benefits of college education owing to the death of his father.