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.
Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e tight coat of him
The error in the phrase 'tight coat of him' lies in misusing the preposition 'of.'
In this context, the correct preposition is 'off,' which means to remove or take away.
'Of' indicates possession or relationship, but it is incorrect here because it doesn't convey the action of removing something.
'Off' is used to indicate the removal or separation of one thing from another.
'To get the tight coat off him' means to remove the coat from his body.
The corrected sentence is: 'Dan needed help to get the tight coat off him'.