2014 · Q4
Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).
The distinguished visitor said that he had great pleasure to be with us for some time and that the pleasure was all the greater because his visit afforded him an opportunity to study the working of an institution of such eminence as ours.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- AThe distinguished visitor said that he had great pleasure to be with us for some time
- Band that the pleasure was all the greater
- Cbecause his visit afforded him an opportunity to study the working of an institution of such eminence as ours.
- DNo error
Explanation
The idiom is 'take/have pleasure in doing something', not 'pleasure to be'.