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Correct answer: B. Saira, in the Girl Scout cookie booth next to the bank, has been selling Thin Mints for the last three hours.
- A. Saira, in the Girl Scout cookie booth next to the bank, selling Thin Mints for the last three hours.
- B. Saira, in the Girl Scout cookie booth next to the bank, has been selling Thin Mints for the last three hours.
- C. Saira, in the Girl Scout cookie booth next to the bank, selling Thin Mints, since the last three hours.
- D. Saira, in the Girl Scout cookie booth next to the bank, have been selling Thin Mints for the last three hours.
Explanation
This sentence is correct. It uses the present perfect continuous tense ("has been selling") to indicate an action that started in the past and is still ongoing up to the present moment ("for the last three hours").
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