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Directions: The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence. Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option E. Euthanasia is basically killing of (A) / patients by doctors at the instance (B) / of the patient in order to free him or her fr

Options

  1. AEuthanasia is basically killing of
  2. Bpatients by doctors at the instance
  3. Cof the patient in order to free him or her from
  4. Dexhilarating pain or from terminal illness.

Correct answer

D. exhilarating pain or from terminal illness.

Step-by-step solution

The fragment D of the sentence is erroneous. Reason: The usage of the word “exhilarating” is contextually erroneous. “Exhilarating” means “making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling”. Pain can never be an ‘exhilarating’ thing. To make the sentence correct, ‘exhilarating’ might be replaced with ‘excruciating’ which means ‘agonizing; severe’. Correct Sentence: Euthanasia is basically killing of patients by doctors at t

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