Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, mark "No Error" as your answer. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla have been planned (A) /  a visit to Nepal. It is termed as a courtesy visit after months (B)/ of tensions over contentious re-draw of maps by Nepal. (C)

Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, mark "No Error" as your answer. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla have been planned (A) /  a visit to Nepal. It is termed as a courtesy visit after months (B)/ of tensions over contentious re-draw of maps by Nepal. (C) Correct Answer A

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. A

       EXPLANATION-

  • Present perfect continuous tense is a form of verb tense that indicates an action started in the past continuing in the present.

    We use the prepositions - SINCE and FOR- to denote intervening time or the time period in Present perfect continuous tense.

  • The correct format of Present Perfect Continuous Tense is - Subject + has/have + been + first form of verb + ing + {since/for+ time}
  • Hence, the first part of the sentence will have "has been planning".

      

  • USAGE OF FOR AND SINCE-
  • FOR- used to denote a period of time. { 30 minutes, 2 hours, 10 years, a century }
  • SINCE- used to denote a point of time in the past. { 7:00 AM, Yesterday, Beginning of the time}
  • For Example-
  • I have been reading since five hours. 
  • I have been reading for five hours.     

​Correct Sentence- Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla has been planning a visit to Nepal. It is termed as a courtesy visit after months of tensions over contentious re-draw of maps by Nepal.

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