The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.
The energy required / for perform various functions of the body / is obtained from food.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. for perform various functions of the body.
- The second part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- The use of the preposition 'for' before 'perform' is incorrect.
- The correct preposition to use is "to" when indicating the purpose or goal of obtaining the energy.
- The corrected sentence uses "to" before "perform," making it grammatically accurate.
- Thus, the corrected sentence would be: The energy required to perform various functions of the body is obtained from food.