English grammar error-spotting (collocation with ‘‘accuse’’: ‘‘accused of’’, not ‘‘accused for’’): ‘‘Mr. Smith was accused for murder / but the court found him not guilty / and acquitted him. / No error.’’ Identify the erroneous part.

Q: English grammar error-spotting (collocation with ‘‘accuse’’: ‘‘accused of’’, not ‘‘accused for’’): ‘‘Mr. Smith was accused for murder / but the court found him not guilty / and acquitted him. / No error.’’ Identify the erroneous part.

Concept / Approach The fixed preposition is ‘‘accused of’’ (a crime), not ‘‘for’’. Correction ‘‘Mr. Smith was accused of murder …’’ Final Answer Mr.Smith was accused for murder

Difficulty: Easy

Mr.Smith was accused for murder
but the court found him not guilty
and acquitted him.
No error.

Correct Answer: Mr.Smith was accused for murder

Explanation:

Concept / Approach
The fixed preposition is ‘‘accused of’’ (a crime), not ‘‘for’’.

Correction
‘‘Mr. Smith was accused of murder …’’

Final Answer
Mr.Smith was accused for murder

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