Find an error in the following sentence.
Correct answer: A. We are trying
- A. We are trying
- B. To locate the
- C. Historical city for
- D. The past two years.
Explanation
Correct answer is A. This option is incorrect because the sentence "We are trying...for the past two years" should be corrected as: "We have been trying...for the past two years" to indicate an ongoing action in the past. Option B, C, and D are correct because they state that there is an error in option A.
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Error detection requires finding faults in sentence structure, grammar, usage, spelling or punctuation and identifying the correction. The work draws on agreement, tense, pronoun reference, articles, prepositions, modifiers and parallel structure, so the incorrect part must be judged within the complete sentence rather than in isolation.
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