In the following sentence,four words or phrases have been underlined.One of them is incorrect.Select the INCORRECT word or phrase from the given options.  She has completed her projects as long as the novel which she has been writing since last year.

In the following sentence,four words or phrases have been underlined.One of them is incorrect.Select the INCORRECT word or phrase from the given options.  She has completed her projects as long as the novel which she has been writing since last year. Correct Answer As long as

  • The correct answer is option 2, i.e.' As long as'
  • 'Has completed' is correct because the actions have just been finished.
  • 'Which' is correct because it is referring the word 'novel' previously mentioned in the sentence.
  • 'Has been writing' is correct because the beginning of the action is mentioned and it is still going on. Hence 'Present perfect continuous tense'

          is used here.

  • 'As long as' is incorrect because this is used to express 'during the whole time' and it does not fit here.It should be replaced with 'As well as' which means 'in addition' and it should be used here.
  • Hence option 2 is the answer.       

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