Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

It's option B; Because he has pain.

It should be 'pain in his chest'. Right?

"a pain" is not right. So, I think it should be option B.

@Ameer Ali.

Having can not be used before any suffering expect heart attack and stroke. Having can neither be used for possession nor for usual suffering rather it is majorly used for the activity of eating in case it is used as a verb. Although I have my lunch in the afternoon will also be correct.

I think B should be incorrect due to incorrect usage of having and having had to be replaced with has. It should be "he has a pain in the chest".

Option C. "and he has to see a doctor".

"Pain" can be both "countable" and "uncountable". If you are referring to a "specific pain" then the "countable form" is more likely.

Is 'he is not comming' correct?

I hope' he will not come ' is correct.

Thanks all for the given explanation.

I think it is option B.

Since he is having chest pain.

Thanks @Ameer Ali.

In my opinion, there is NO ERROR in this sentence, for the following reasons :

1. In the First Segment of the sentence (He is not coming tomorrow ), Present Continuous Tense has been used to describe a Future Action. This is an accepted practice in English Grammar. Present Continuous Tense can be used to describe a certain or confirmed Future Action.

2. When "have" is used to convey the meaning of possession, in the Present Continuous Tense, we don't use the "is having" form. Plain "have" or "has" itself will serve the purpose. However, when "have" is used to convey the meaning of "suffering from any diseae or disorder", then we have to use the Present Participle, "having" with the appropriate "be" verb in front of it. So the Second Segment of the sentence, "he is having a pain in the chest" is also grammatically correct. "Pain" can be used both as a variable noun and an uncountable noun.

3. Taking the Second Segment and the Third Segment of the Sentence together, we have to treat them as a Compound Sentence which has to be linked to the First Segment of the sentence, with the help of the Subordinating Conjunction "as". If the First Segment of the sentence had not been there, then the Second Segment and the Third Segment would have combined to form a Complex Sentence like: " as he is having a pain in the chest, he has to see a doctor".

However, the presence of the First Segment of the sentence makes the subsequent part of the sentence into a Compound Sentence, and the usage of the Coordinating Conjunction "and" confirms it.

In a Compound Sentence, the same Subject Noun or Pronoun need not be repeated in the second part of the sentence. So the Third Segment, "and has to see a doctor". is also grammatically in order.