Based on the novel The Lekki Headmaster, what reason did Mr Guta give for being angry with Mr Fafore?

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Mr. Guta's reason for being angry with Mr. Fafore was that he found a grammatical error in his son's note. Specifically, Mr. Guta took issue with the sentence "Ade as well as Jide comes early," which appeared in notes his son had copied. He believed the verb "comes" was incorrect and should have been "come," and he blamed Mr. Fafore, the English teacher, for this supposed error.

The irony of the situation is that Mr. Fafore's grammar was actually correct. When the phrase "as well as" connects two subjects, the verb agrees with the first subject ("Ade"), not with the combined subjects. Since "Ade" is singular, "comes" is the grammatically correct form. Mr. Guta's anger was therefore based on his own misunderstanding of English grammar, not on any actual mistake by the teacher.

The other options are not supported by the novel. Mr. Guta's complaint was not about Mr. Fafore's general teaching effectiveness, his attitude, or unfair treatment of his son. It was specifically about the perceived grammatical error in the class notes.