Question : Find the part of the sentence that contains an error.
The men all started to laugh together and she quickly smiled them and let out a tiny laugh as though it was a joke.
Option 1: laugh as though it was a joke.
Option 2:
The men all started to laugh together
Option 3: smiled them and let out a tiny laugh
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: smiled them and let out a tiny laugh
Solution : The correct answer is option 3.
The men all started to laugh together and she quickly smiled at them and let out a tiny laugh as though it was a joke.
Explanation:
The word "smiled" should be replaced with "smiled at them" in this sentence because it is an intransitive verb.
Therefore, it shouldn't be followed by a direct object (noun or pronoun).
Here, "smiled at them" is another option. The preposition "at" will then have "them" as its object.
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