Directions: The undergiven sentence has been divided into three parts (A), (B) and (C). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to mark that part. If there is no error, mark (D).

Instead arguing, (A) lend patient ear (B) to other's words. (C) No error (D)

The error is in (A) 'Instead arguing'. The correct phrase should be 'Instead of arguing'. The word 'instead' requires the preposition 'of' when followed by an -ing form (gerund). The construction 'Instead + gerund' is grammatically incomplete - it must be 'Instead of + gerund'. This is a common error where the necessary preposition 'of' is omitted after 'instead'. The complete correct phrase should be 'Instead of arguing, lend a patient ear to other's words' (though there are other errors in the sentence as well).