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. People infected with the virus were (P) / quarantined and prevented for (Q) / leaving the town (R) / No error (S)?

Option 2 : Q

The error lies in part Q of the question. Therefore, the correct option is 2.

The word ‘prevent’ takes the preposition ‘from’.

The general pattern used is

_____ prevented____from        (or)

______are being prevented from______

Example – They prevented me from speaking.

They are being prevented from entering the campus.

I am being prevented from playing.

Correct sentence - People infected with the virus were quarantined and prevented from leaving the town.

Note – quarantine, in its verb form, means to keep someone separate or isolated from others. This is done generally to prevent the spread of infection or disease.