Banking Exams English — Question 1876
Question
Improve the underlined part: 'He was ACCUSED FOR STEALING the money from the drawer.'
- accused to steal
- accused for steal
- accused of stealing
- No improvement
Correct answer
C — accused of stealing
Explanation (English)
The verb 'accuse' takes the preposition 'of' followed by a gerund: 'accused of stealing'. 'Accused for' is a common but incorrect preposition choice.
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