Question

    Col. Whiting called for (A)/my office to get (B)/the

    loan of (C)/an elementary work on conchology (D). 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 Col. Whiting called for Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B my office to get Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C the loan of Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D an elementary work on conchology Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrasal verb ‘call for’ is incorrect here. The correct phrasal verb is ‘call at’, which means ‘Stop somewhere briefly’. Col. Whiting called at my office to get the loan of an elementary work on conchology.

    Practice Next
    More Spotting Errors Questions
    ask-question