Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that
contains a grammatical error.
There was no denying the fact / that King Lear confided to / his daughter Cordelia /
more than anybody else.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. that King Lear confided to.
- The error in this sentence is the use of the preposition "to" after the verb "confided".
- The correct preposition to use in this context is "in", as "confide in" is an idiom used to express the act of trusting someone with personal information.
- The use of the preposition "in" instead of "to" makes the sentence grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be:
"There was no denying the fact that King Lear confided in his daughter Cordelia more than anybody else."