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Writing>Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

In order to prepare for the speech he was given to all of the parents and teachers at the school, George practiced speaking in front of a group of his friends. No error

(A) prepare for the
(B) was given
(C) in front of
(D) his friends
(E) No error

答案和解析

答案：B

解析：

The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is an inappropriate verb form. It does not make sense to say that George would prepare for a speech that "he was given" (that was given to him). Instead, "he was to give" is needed.