Improve the highlighted part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The number of women working outside homes has been steady increasing.

Correct option is C

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (c) has been steadily.
Explanation: The word “increasing” is a verb, so we need an adverb to modify it. “Steadily” is the adverb form of “steady.”
Grammatical rule used: Adverbs modify verbs and adjectives; adjectives do not modify verbs.
Example: The economy has been steadily improving.
Incorrect: has been steady improving (adjective used incorrectly).
Information Booster: Always use adverbs (not adjectives) with continuous tenses when modifying verbs.