Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the option that contains the error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The soldier met a fearless death fighting on behalf at his country.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. fighting on behalf at his country.
Error concept: preposition usage
What is wrong: Preposition error in the phrase “on behalf at”.
Grammatical concept: The correct idiomatic expression is “on behalf of” to indicate representation for someone or something.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: In this case, "on behalf at" is grammatically wrong. The phrase “on behalf at his country” is incorrect. The correct preposition to use is "of" instead of "at."
How to correct: Replace "at" with "of."
Correction: on behalf of his country
Final sentence: The soldier met a fearless death fighting on behalf of his country.