Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors, select 'No error' as your answer.

The patient is deaf but (A)/ complains against ringing in the ears, (B)/ which may assume various forms, (C)/ especially in musical people. (D)/ No error (E)/.

The correct answer is 'B' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.

Key Points

• In the second part of the given sentence, the use of the preposition 'against' is incorrect.
• The word 'complain' is always targeted at something or someone.
• The word 'complain' is also a 'negative impact' verb so there is no need to double negate it with a preposition like 'against'.
• The preposition 'against' means in opposition to something or someone.
• Therefore, the preposition 'of' should be used in place of the preposition 'against'.
• The preposition 'of' is used for indicating the reason for or cause of something.
   

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: The patient is deaf but complains of ringing in the ears, which may assume various forms, especially in musical people.