Question

1059 1 She was standing by the reception desk, expecting a taxi. She was standing by the reception desk, [[expecting]] a taxi. waiting for Use expect when you are talking about what someone thinks: 'We expected that the hotels in London would be very expensive, and we were right.' 'No one expected the President to resign.'Use wait for when you are talking about what someone does: 'How long do you usually have to wait for a bus?' 'I sat down and waited for my name to be called.'

Accepted Answer

expect ✗ She was standing by the reception desk, waiting for a taxi. She was standing by the reception desk, [[waiting for]] a taxi. expecting | waiting for

Idx	1059
Keyword	expect
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	She was standing by the reception desk, expecting a taxi.
Correct Sentence	She was standing by the reception desk, waiting for a taxi.
Cloze Error Sentence	She was standing by the reception desk, [[expecting]] a taxi.
Cloze Sentence	She was standing by the reception desk, [[waiting for]] a taxi.
Cloze Answer	waiting for
Choices	expecting \| waiting for
Explanation	Use expect when you are talking about what someone thinks: 'We expected that the hotels in London would be very expensive, and we were right.' 'No one expected the President to resign.' Use wait for when you are talking about what someone does: 'How long do you usually have to wait for a bus?' 'I sat down and waited for my name to be called.'

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