Direction : In the following sentence, one part may have an error. Choose the one which has the error, if any.

He was taken to the hospital (1) / where he was (2) / pronounced dead (3) / in arrival. (4)

 The correct answer is '4'.

Key Points 

• The error lies in the usage of 'in' instead of 'on' in the 4th segment of the given sentence.
• In the given sentence, we are talking about someone who was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
• Dead on arrival (DOA), also dead in the field and brought in dead (BID), are terms which indicate that a patient was found to be already clinically dead upon the arrival of professional medical assistance, often in the form of first responders such as emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, or police.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

 
Correct Sentence: He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.