Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Both of my parents are dependent on my salary of their living.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e., Salary of their living.
- The erroneous part of the sentence is "my salary of their living."
- "Of" should be replaced with "for."
- The correct phrase is "my salary for their living," which means that my parents rely on my salary as a source of income to support their living expenses.
- The preposition "for" is used here to indicate the purpose or intended use of the salary, which is to provide for my parents' living needs.
The correct sentence is:
Both of my parents are dependent on my salary for their living.