Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Spot Error

Question:

Spot the error in the following sentence.
A. The students were
B. awaiting for
C. the arrival of the Director.
D. No error

Options:

A

B

C

D

Correct Answer:

B

Explanation:

The error is in option B. The correct sentence should be:

B. awaiting

Explanation for each option:

☀ A: There is no error in option A. The sentence is grammatically correct: "The students were."

☀ B: The error is in option B. The word "for" should be removed after "awaiting." The correct form is "awaiting," and it does not require the preposition "for."

☀ C: There is no error in option C. The sentence is grammatically correct: "the arrival of the Director."

☀ D: The statement "No error" is incorrect because the error is in option B, as explained above.