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Expecting promotion #1 (permalink) Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:45 am   Expecting promotion
 

Test No. errors/advan-1 "Give me the bill", question 10

It is no good expecting for promotion within the first two years.

(a) no good
(b) expecting for promotion
(c) within
(d) years

Test No. errors/advan-1 "Give me the bill", answer 10

It is no good expecting promotion within the first two years.

Correct entry: expecting promotion
The error was: (b) expecting for promotion

You have not found the error.
It is useless expecting for promotion within the first two years.
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What would be the category of grammar error in this question?
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Expecting #2 (permalink) Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:35 am   Expecting
 

This would simply be wrong use of preposition. In other words the preposition here is redundant since the idea of for is subsumed within the verb. Consider wait for news and expect news.
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Expect promotion #3 (permalink) Sat Dec 10, 2005 16:08 pm   Expect promotion
 

Hi!
Would it be wrong to say "expect a promotion" in this case?
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