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)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
awaiting
Discussion:
123 comments Page 1 of 13.
RAJVEER SONI said:
11 months ago
Awaiting = waiting for.
(29)
Ahmed said:
2 years ago
Awaiting is a transitive verb, we can't use a preposition with the verb directly.
(19)
Arshad said:
2 years ago
Awaiting may be replaced as wait for.
(17)
Dhwani Kant said:
4 years ago
Awaiting means to wait for. So either awaiting or waiting for is correct.
(14)
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.
(11)
Dipensen5 said:
6 years ago
Waiting for = awaiting.
(5)
Vishal said:
3 years ago
Yes, it must be "waiting for".
(5)
Sakshi said:
5 years ago
I think "awaiting" can be replaced by "waiting for".
(4)
Sunil said:
6 years ago
Can we use waiting instead of awaiting?
(2)
Adithya said:
1 decade ago
One can say either waiting for (or) awaiting but not awaiting for.
(1)
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