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Question : Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
I told Rahul on wait for two hours at the bus stop.

Option 1: at

Option 2: for

Option 3: told

Option 4: on


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Correct Answer: on


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

Explanation:

In general, after the verb told , we usually use an object followed by the infinitive form of the verb when giving instructions or commands. The use of on in the original sentence is incorrect in this context. Instead, the preposition to is used before the verb wait to indicate the purpose or action instructed by the speaker.

In this case, the correct structure is: I told Rahul to wait, where to wait is the infinitive form of the verb wait .

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: I told Rahul to wait for two hours at the bus stop.

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