Question

Each sentence below has been broken up into four parts sequentially (a, b, c, d). Choose the part which contains a mistake.

• A. When we sold of all our
• B. furniture, crockery and
• C. other household goods,
• D. the room looked bare.

Hint:

Be careful with phrasal verbs; a small change in preposition can make the phrase incorrect.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Vocabulary error The correct phrasal verb is “sold off,” meaning to dispose of goods by selling them, not “sold of.” Step 2: Correction Correct form: “When we sold off all our furniture…” Step 3: Why incorrect This is a simple preposition error caused by the incorrect substitution of “of” for “off.”