The father brought the sweets (A) / and distributed them (B) / between...
The Correct Answer is Option C
Explanation:
In the given sentence, the error is in Part C: "between his five children." Let's break down the sentence and identify the error:
- Part A: "The father brought the sweets" - This part of the sentence is grammatically correct. It states that the father brought the sweets.
- Part B: "and distributed them" - This part of the sentence is also grammatically correct. It states that the father distributed the sweets.
- Part C: "between his five children" - The error lies in this part of the sentence. The preposition "between" is used to refer to two entities. However, in the sentence, the father has five children, so the correct preposition to use would be "among" instead of "between." "Among" is used when referring to more than two entities.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "The father brought the sweets and distributed them among his five children." This sentence conveys the meaning that the father distributed the sweets to all of his five children.
In conclusion:
The error in the sentence is in Part C, where "between" should be replaced with "among" to correctly indicate the distribution of sweets to all five children.
The father brought the sweets (A) / and distributed them (B) / between...
Between used for two items and among ised for many items
so here Between is replaced by among.