Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
Sonu was accused for theft.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. of theft.
Error concept: The error lies in the use of the preposition after the verb accused.
What is wrong: “Accused for” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammatical concept: Certain verbs take fixed prepositions. The correct combination is accused of.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “for” changes the standard verb–preposition pairing and makes the expression wrong.
How to correct: After accused, we always use of before the wrongdoing.
Correct phrase / correction: of theft
Final sentence: Sonu was accused of theft.
Hence, the chosen options are correct.