English grammar error-spotting (verb pattern with ‘‘forbid’’): Read the sentence in parts (A–D) and identify the erroneous segment. Evaluate correct complementation after ‘‘forbid’’: ‘‘The warden / forbade the student / from leaving the hostel. / No error.’’

Given data

• A: ‘‘The warden’’
• B: ‘‘forbade the student’’
• C: ‘‘from leaving the hostel.’’
• D: ‘‘No error.’’

Concept / ApproachTraditional/standard usage after ‘‘forbid’’ is: forbid + someone + to + base verb (‘‘forbade the student to leave the hostel’’). ‘‘Forbid … from -ing’’ occurs in modern English but is often marked incorrect in formal tests.

Step-by-Step evaluationPart C uses ‘‘from leaving’’; replace with the infinitival complement ‘‘to leave’’ for exam-standard correctness.

Correction‘‘The warden forbade the student to leave the hostel.’’

Common pitfalls

• Mixing ‘‘forbid … from -ing’’ (informal/contested) with the test-preferred ‘‘forbid … to + V1’’ pattern.

Final Answerfrom leaving the hostel.