In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.
He is in (A)/ dire need for (B)/ medical treatment. (C)/ No error (D)
The error lies in part B of the sentence. Hence, the answer is option 2.
'$Dire’ is an adjective used to describe the noun ‘need’ and it indicates a serious or urgent need here. However, the phrase ‘dire need for’ is incorrect and the correct way of using ‘dire need’ is by attaching the word ‘of’ after ‘need’. $
Hence, the correct sentence will be, $‘He is in dire need of medical treatment’, which means that he urgently requires medical treatment.