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Old 11-Apr-2006, 14:35
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In the following sentence, is there an error ? If so, what is it and what is the right form ?

I thanked him for the great trouble he had taken
in organising that function.
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Old 11-Apr-2006, 18:18
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Welcome, arulalan.

It looks grammatical. However, some, not all, might consider "that" to be too far away from its referent.

Suggested correction:
. . . in organizing the function.
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