Spot the error and correct the sentence:
"She has always been infatuated with the idea of spending her day in the lap of nature, among the trees in Nehru Park where sunlight filters onwards the lush green trees and shines on her."
Choose the correct replacement:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → filters onwards → filters through
Filter through means to pass slowly through gaps, as light does through leaves or curtains. Sunlight comes down through the trees and falls on her; "onwards" means forward in place or time and cannot be followed by an object such as "the lush green trees".
Example: Morning light filtered through the thin curtains.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: infatuated with → infatuated of — Incorrect. The adjective infatuated (filled with a strong, often foolish passion) takes with; the sentence already has the right preposition.
Example: He was infatuated with the idea of becoming a film star.
Option 2: among the trees → between the trees — Incorrect. Among is used for many things; between is used mainly for two. A park has many trees, so "among" is right.
Option 4: shines on → shines into — Incorrect. Light shines on a person or surface; "shines into" is used for light entering a space (shines into the room).