Question

Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line taken from an article about growing obesity.
Obesity in teenage children is a major concern between parents today.

• A. teenage → teenagers
• B. concern →  concerns
• C. between →  among
• D. today →  now

Hint:

Use “between” for exactly two entities and “among” for more than two.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

In the provided sentence, "Obesity in teenage children is a major concern between parents today," the error lies in the use of the word "between."
The word "between" is typically used when referring to distinct, individual items or entities that can be clearly separated, commonly in pairs.
However, when referring to a collective group or when considering relationships involving more than two entities, the correct term to use is "among."
Therefore, to rectify the sentence, we should replace "between" with "among" to accurately convey the relationship involving all parents collectively concerned about obesity.
The corrected sentence should read: "Obesity in teenage children is a major concern among parents today."