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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical/contextual error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    A Neighbourhood Officer will (A)/call off to your home

    (B)/within three weeks (C)/of your registration (D).
    A A Neighbourhood Officer will Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B call off to your home Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C within three weeks Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D of your registration Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrasal verb ‘call off’ means ‘to cancel’. This is incorrect here. The correct phrasal verb is ‘call round’, which means ‘Go to a place to see someone.’ A Neighbourhood Officer will call round to your home within three weeks of your registration.

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