Select the grammatically correct sentence from the given options.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. He is famous for all his contributions to weekly magazines.
Error concept: Incorrect preposition usage.
What is wrong: The sentence uses “contributions for weekly magazines”, which is incorrect. The correct preposition to indicate the recipient or target of contributions is “to.”
Grammatical concept:
-
Contributions to → used to show the entity receiving the contribution.
-
Contributions for → generally incorrect in this context.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “for” changes the intended meaning and is grammatically wrong.
How to correct: Replace “for” with “to.”
Correct phrase/ correction: contributions to weekly magazines
Final sentence: He is famous for all his contributions to weekly magazines.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.