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In the following question, a part of the sentence may contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error and select it as your answer. If the
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In the following question, a part of the sentence may contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error and select it as your answer. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.
If professional help is sought in time, a person addicted with drugs and alcohol has a greater chance of recovering fully.

A.

if professionals help is sought in time,

B.

No error

C.

has a greater chance of recovering fully.

D.

a person addicted with drugs and alcohol

Correct option is D

Option (D) contains an error.

The phrase "a person addicted with drugs and alcohol" is incorrect. The correct preposition to use with "addicted" is "to", not "with".

Correct sentence:
"If professional help is sought in time, a person addicted to drugs and alcohol has a greater chance of recovering fully."

Grammatical rule used:
The adjective "addicted" is always followed by the preposition "to" when referring to substance dependence or obsession.
Incorrect: He is addicted with coffee.
Correct: He is addicted to coffee.
Example:
Incorrect: She is addicted with social media.
Correct: She is addicted to social media.

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