Multiple choice

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) At first she would not let (2) her young son ride the bicycle (3) but he was so demanding (4) that eventually she gave up. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Use ‘gave in’ in place of ‘gave up’ to correct the error of phrasal verb. ‘Give in’ means ‘to yield’ while ‘give up’ means ‘to abandon’.

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