Question

Choose the option which contains a grammatical error in it: (If there's no error, choose Option D)
I could not put up in a hotel because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant.
A) I could not put up in a hotel
B) because the boarding and lodging charges
C) were exorbitant
D) no error

Answer 1

Hint: In order to detect mistakes: Always read the entire sentence before making a decision. Examine each option separately when looking for the error. Because verbs and pronouns are the most likely to contain errors, they should be checked first. Check both types of words in an answer choice if it has more than one.

Complete answer:
Here Option ‘A’ has the error "in a hotel." In most cases, the preposition 'in' is used to refer to specific locations, such as cities and countries. When referring to a general location, such as "a hotel," the word "at" is preferred. The preposition at indicates that the next noun is positioned at a specific point or location. It depicts a precise location.

As a result, the correct phrase is: I could not put up at a hotel because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant. As a result, A is right.

Also, both Options B and C have grammatically correct elements. There are no mistakes in them. As a result, B and C are inaccurate. Option D is incorrect because Option A contains the correct answer.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’ as it contains an error.

Note: Several rules while working with prepositions should be kept in mind:
- A preposition is usually placed before its noun or pronoun, however, this is not always the case.
- The preposition like meaning "in the same way as" or "in the same way as." It should be followed by a prepositional object (noun, pronoun, or noun phrase) rather than a subject and verb.
- Never use the preposition of in place of the helpful verb have.