Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.…
2024
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'.
- A.
I could not put up in a hotel
- B.
because the boarding and lodging charges
- C.
were exorbitant.
- D.
No error.
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Correct answer: A
Answer: The error is in the part "I could not put up in a hotel".
Correct sentence: I could not put up at a hotel because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant.
Explanation:
"Put up" (meaning to stay temporarily) is used idiomatically with the preposition "at" when referring to lodging at a hotel. Using "in" here is not idiomatic.
The rest of the sentence is correct: "boarding and lodging charges" is plural and correctly takes the plural verb "were," and "exorbitant" correctly describes the charges.
Alternative natural phrasing: "I could not stay at a hotel because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant."