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    The following sentence has been divided into four segments. One of them contains an error. Select the segment that contains the error. She has been
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    The following sentence has been divided into four segments. One of them contains an error. Select the segment that contains the error.
    She has been speaking / to him on / the subject / many times.

    A.

    the subject

    B.

    many times

    C.

    to him on

    D.

    She has been speaking

    Correct option is D

    The segment "She has been speaking" contains a grammatical error.
    Explanation:
    · The phrase "She has been speaking" is in the present perfect continuous tense ( has/have been + verb-ing).
    · However, "many times" suggests a repeated action over time, which does not align with the continuous tense.
    · Instead, we use the present perfect tense ("has spoken") to indicate multiple occurrences of an action.
    Correction:
    She has been speaking to him on the subject many times. (Incorrect)
    She has spoken to him on the subject many times. (Correct)
    Grammatical Rule Used:
    · Present Perfect Continuous Tense ("has been speaking") is used for actions that started in the past and are still continuing.
    · Present Perfect Tense ("has spoken") is used for completed actions with relevance to the present.
    · Since "many times" refers to completed instances of speaking, the present perfect tense ( has spoken) is correct.

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