Question
In the following questions, one part of the sentence may
have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose “No error”. She was (1)/ quite amused (2)/ at that story. (3)/ No error (4)Solution
The correct preposition to use with "amused" is "by" not "at" in this context. The correct sentence should be:
"She was quite amused by that story."
In this context, "by" is the correct preposition to indicate that she found the story amusing.
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