Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
He took such an offense at the remark (1)/ that he refused to speak with the manager (2)/ despite repeated requests made (3)/ on behalf of the HR department. (4)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The sentence begins:
“He took such an offense at the remark…” This is incorrect usage.
The correct expression is: “take offense at” (no “an”)
Why?
“Offense” in this context is an uncountable noun, so we don’t use “an” before it.
Correct sentence:
He took offense at the remark that he refused to speak with the manager despite repeated requests made on behalf of the HR department.