Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) I do not understand why (b) in spite of my best efforts to please him (c) my boss is so angry at me. (d) No error.
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
The error lies in part (c): 'angry at me' should be 'angry with me'. In standard usage, 'angry with' is used when the object is a person, while 'angry at' is reserved for things or situations, as in 'angry at the delay'. Since the boss is a person, the preposition must be 'with'. Thus the error is in (c).