Question

    Read each sentence to find out the error in it. The error will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

    The people in the courtroom waited for the judge for

    announce the justice that would be administered to the guilty man.
    A The people in the Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B courtroom waited for the Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C judge for announce the justice that Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D would be administered to the guilty man. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace ‘for’ with ‘to’. When using ‘to’ and ‘for’ with a motive/reason, to is followed by a verb and for is followed by a noun.

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