Direction: Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct.
Question and options
Direction: Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct.
- Mohana said, Royal is an expert at making excuses
- Mohana said, Royal is an expert over making excuses
- Mohana said, Royal is an expert from making excuses
- Mohana said, Royal is an expert of making excuses
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Mohana said, Royal is an expert at making excuses
The idiomatic collocation for a skill or activity (gerund) is 'expert at doing something': 'an expert at making excuses'. 'Expert over', 'from' and 'of' are wrong.
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