Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Most heart attacks (a) / involve discomfort (b) / in the centre or left side of the chest. (c) / No error (d)
- Aa
- Bb
- Cc
- Dd
Explanation
The correct prepositions are in the centre but on the left side, since on is used for a side or surface. In the left side wrongly extends in to side, where on is idiomatic. The sentence needs on before the left side of the chest. The preposition-for-side rule makes part c the error.