Question 74Asked in BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12

Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.

Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’. The family has | been living there | since many years.
  1. AThe family has
  2. Bbeen living there
  3. Csince many years.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) since many years.

Explanation

‘Since’ is used with a point of time; a period of time takes ‘for’: ‘for many years’. The error is in part (C).

From BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 — Previous Year Paper

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