Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure.It _ (rained) since last night, and it looks as if it may rain all day.
Correct answer: C. It has been raining
- A. Raining
- B. Is raining
- C. It has been raining
- D. Rained
Explanation
The perfect present form of rain, i.e., "has been raining," will be used, as the fact that it has been raining is an action that occurred in the past and is given importance in the present.
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