Question
I had to (A)/call for (B)/all my strength (C)/to finish
the marathon (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.Solution
The phrasal verb lsquo;call forrsquo; is inappropriate here. The correct phrasal verb is lsquo;call onrsquo;, which means lsquo;to use a quality, usually something that requires a great effort, in order to achieve somethingrsquo;. I had to call on all my strength to finish the marathon.
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