Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error.
There was no denying the fact / that King Lear confided to / his daughter Cordelia / more than anybody else.
Option 1: that King Lear confided to
Option 2: There was no denying the fact
Option 3: more than anybody else.
Option 4: his daughter Cordelia
Correct Answer: that King Lear confided to
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
Here, confided to should be replaced with confided in,as confided is followed by the preposition to.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: There was no denying the fact that King Lear confided in his daughter Cordelia more than anybody else.
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