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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).

    Well, the man in the bank (A)/at carlin called off

    (B)/the bank of Calias, and they (C)/said the money was there (D).
    A Well, the man in the bank Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B at carlin called off Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C the bank of Calias, and they Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D said the money was there Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrasal verb ‘call off’ means ‘to cancel’. It is incorrect here. The correct phrasal verb is ‘call up’, which means ‘to telephone someone’. Well, the man in the bank at carlin called up the bank of Calias, and they said the money was there.

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