In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the ‘No error’ option. The victim student claims that he was (A)/ intercepted by four senior students, who (B)/ allegedly assaulted his with sticks and blunt objects. (C)/ No error (D)?

Option 3 : C

Part C of the sentence contains error.

‘his’ should be replaced with ‘him’. ‘his’ is a ‘possessive form of pronoun’ and used to ‘indicate ownership’, while ‘him’ is an ‘objective form of pronoun’ which is used to ‘refer to a person already mentioned earlier’.

Let us take examples to understand better:

• Ravi is a nice guy. Everybody likes him.
• Shivam is a notorious child. His behavior annoys everyone.

Since, the victim student is being referred in this part, therefore ‘him’ must be used.

Correct sentence- ‘The victim student claims he was intercepted by four senior students, who allegedly assaulted him with sticks and blunt objects.’