In the following question, some parts of the sentence may error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.  Regional anaesthesia blocks transmission of nerve impulses (1)/ among a targeted part of the body (2)/ and the central nervous system. (3)/ No Error (4)?

Option 2 : 2

The correct answer is option 2 i.e 2 

• Reading the above sentence we find that:
  • The error lies in part 2 of the sentence. 
  • Here the article 'a' used before the phrase 'targeted part of the body' should be changed to 'the'.
  • The is a definite article, that is used before things in particular. 
  • In the given sentence we are mentioning about a particular part of the body i.e the targeted part. 
• Hence we need to replace the non-definite article a with a definite article the.

Mistake Points

• One might think that the error lies in the word among, and it should be replaced with between.
• But it is less appropriate here, between is mostly used while referring to two things. Example: Between you and me.
• When we talk about something in a group or as a whole we should always use among. Here the body is one whole unit.