Multiple choice softskills communication

Spot the error in the below provided options:

  1. I could not put up in a hotel

  2. because the boarding and lodging charges

  3. were exorbitant

  4. No error.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The error is in part A: "put up in a hotel" is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is "put up at" a hotel, not "put up in". When using "put up" to mean staying temporarily, we say "put up at" (a place). Parts B, C, and D are grammatically correct.

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