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)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    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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