In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.  On the one hand, life seems transient like a dewdrop (1)/ and on the other hand, it is permanent (2)/ with the potential for eternal continuity. (3)/ No error (4) ?

Option 4 : 4

The correct answer is '4' i.e. there is no error in the sentence.

• Let's see the formation of the sentence.
  • 'On the one hand' is a prepositional phrase in which 'on' is a preposition and 'the one hand' is a noun phrase.
  • 'Life' is a noun that is the subject of the sentence and 'seems' is a verb that is a verb for this subject.
  • 'transient' is an adjective that is a subject complement of the subject 'life' because it is connected with the linking verb 'seem' i.e. why it is a subject complement. 
  • 'and' is coordinate conjunction and 'on the other hand' is a connector here.
  • 'It' pronoun is used for 'life' and again 'is' is a linking verb and 'permanent' is an adjective that is used for the subject 'it' and 'with' is a preposition and 'the potential' is a prepositional phrase and 'for' is a preposition 'eternal continuity' is a noun phrase which is a prepositional object of 'for'
• Hence, there is no grammatical mistake, the structure is correct.