Question:
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: He took such an offense at the remark (1)/ that he refused to speak with the manager (2)/ despite repeated requests made (3)/ on behalf of the HR department. (4)
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: He took such an offense at the remark (1)/ that he refused to speak with the manager (2)/ despite repeated requests made (3)/ on behalf of the HR department. (4)
Options:
- a) (1)
- b) (2)
- c) (3)
- d) (4)
- a) (1)
- b) (2)
- c) (3)
- d) (4)
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
The phrase should be ‘took offense’ without the article ‘an’. So the error is in part (1).
The phrase should be ‘took offense’ without the article ‘an’. So the error is in part (1).