Question

Find the error in the given question
 (a) As I prefer coffee than tea (b) my friends always take the trouble (c) of getting me a cup of coffee whenever I visit them.
1) (a)
2) (b)
3) (c)
4) No error

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions are used to make sense of the words in hand and create a relationship between the verbs, subject and object. Without prepositions, sentences would be improper and incomplete. For instance, if, to, unto, under, over, in, across, between, beyond, at, on, with, by. Prepositions can be simple (as, among, amidst, upon, toward, versus, via) and complex (according to, in front of, for the sake of, in favour of, in order to), these depend on the situation we use them in. Make sure the prepositions are correct with respect to the time, place or event mentioned in the sentences.

Complete answer : Now, from the options given above,
1>(a) As I prefer coffee than tea: Instead of the word than, “to” would be more correct since coffee is an inevitable factor for the person in question. Hence, the phrase should be “As I prefer coffee to tea”.
2>(b): this phrase has no errors, hence can be excluded from the answer
3>(c): this phrase has no errors.
4>No errors: there is an error in the first phrase

Hence, Option 1, is the correct answer.

Note: Coffee is not being compared to tea in taste or action, it is presented as a preference. Phrases are often separated by commas or semicolons, but are often in proper form with the help of the right prepositions.
Such a phrase can be used in many situations, for instance, “As I prefer singing to dancing, I often take part in music festivals, giving me feelings of elation”