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’.
Scientists show that there is a curious (1)/ relationship among a lion’s life span and (2)/ the pattern of spots on each side of its face. (3)/ No error (4)
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Relationship among a lion’s life span and.
The error lies in part 2 of the statement because of the wrong use of the preposition.
Concept-
- We need to replace 'among ' with 'between' to make the statement grammatically correct.
- For two things/persons, 'between' is used. Here, the two things are 'a lion’s life span' and 'the pattern of spots on each side of its face'.
- So we need to use 'between' at the place of 'among '.
The correct sentence will be-
Scientists show that there is a curious relationship between a lion’s life span and the pattern of spots on each side of its face.