Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error.
I could not put up in a resort / because the board and lodging charges / were exorbitant.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → I could not put up in a resort
The phrasal verb put up at means to stay for a short time at a hotel or a place. It takes “at”, not “in”. So “put up in a resort” should be put up at a resort.
Option 1: I could not put up in a resort — Error. “put up in” should be “put up at”.
Option 2: because the board and lodging charges — No error. “Board and lodging” is a fixed phrase. It means meals and a room to stay in.
Option 3: were exorbitant — No error. Exorbitant means far too high. “Were” agrees with the plural subject “charges”.
Corrected: I could not put up at a resort because the board and lodging charges were exorbitant.