Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 15)
Directions to Solve

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).


15.

(solve as per the direction given above)

The students were
awaiting for
the arrival of the chief guest.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
awaiting
Discussion:
123 comments Page 1 of 13.

Anomie said:   2 months ago
Thanks all for clarifying this.
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RAJVEER SONI said:   11 months ago
Awaiting = waiting for.
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Arshad said:   2 years ago
Awaiting may be replaced as wait for.
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Ahmed said:   2 years ago
Awaiting is a transitive verb, we can't use a preposition with the verb directly.
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Subhadeep Chowdhury. said:   3 years ago
'awaiting' is kind of more formal. Don't use 'for' after it. More like 'awaiting the arrival' not 'awaiting for the arrival.
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Anil said:   3 years ago
@Aditya.

You are absolutely right! Thanks.
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Vishal said:   3 years ago
Yes, it must be "waiting for".
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Dhwani Kant said:   4 years ago
Awaiting means to wait for. So either awaiting or waiting for is correct.
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Sakshi said:   5 years ago
I think "awaiting" can be replaced by "waiting for".
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Merlin sebi said:   6 years ago
Awaiting means wait for so avoid for.


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